Scent-based workshops are helping people with dementia tap into good feelings — and good memories. As celebrity “scent guru” Ruth Sutcliffe watched her mom…
In the Netherlands, a nationwide dementia awareness initiative, Samen Dementievriendelijk, helps make spaces like grocery stores more dementia-inclusive. What happens when a person who…
Licensed music therapists can help ease dementia’s symptoms. Here are a few ways to bring the benefits of music therapy to everyday dementia care….
Steph Jagger, whose mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the age of 67, shares the lessons she learned from love, loss and acceptance. It’s…
Being Patient takes a closer look at two rare childhood illnesses that lead to dementia. The term “childhood Alzheimer’s” suggests that it is a…
Histocially rooted racial discrimination still affects the way intelligence and cognitive function is assessed in Black individuals. In the last decade, medical institutions practicing…
My mother was always focused on her relationship with her nine grandchildren. After her dementia diagnosis, we had to find different ways to communicate….