Music can be transformative, particularly for those living with Alzheimer’s. For starters, studies show it can improve memory and mood for those with dementia….
The prevalence of dementia is rising globally — and efforts to fight the stigma around dementia are on the rise, too. In the Netherlands, elementary…
When people log in to join a Jewish Family & Children’s Service memory cafe online, they might hear from an Afro-Latin music expert about…
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai. After Kunle Adewale’s stepmother had a stroke,…
Earlier this year, when the House of Memories mobile museum visited a Liverpool nursing home, an older woman with dementia who had become withdrawn…
Thirty years ago, dementia was a condition less understood than it is now and assumed to be a normal part of aging. A condition…
What happens when a person who appears to show signs of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia walks out of a supermarket in the…
What should you do when your loved one is newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s? Receiving this life-changing news can shatter your world, so it is…
Dementia-friendly communities, or age-friendly cities, are defined by the World Health Organization as places where healthcare, socializing and security are adapted to those in…
At a memory care facility in Kansas, the youngest new resident to arrive this winter is a young calf named Spuds. The Lighthouse, a…
Transportation plays a major role in our daily lives – it affords a person independence, flexibility and potential to explore. And for older adults…
For Mary Daniel, being designated as an “Essential Caregiver,” a position now recognized by a handful of states, including her home state of Florida,…
There is a village in France where nearly all of the residents are living with Alzheimer’s. And that is all part of the plan….
We know that education and cognitive health are closely linked, but a new study from researchers at the University of Southern Australia — aided…
An Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis can often be overwhelming, particularly when it comes to figuring out whether to have your loved one stay at…