IMPROVING MOOD & BEHAVIOR – CARE VIDEO: Social skills, including light conversation and joking around, are often long-lasting skills in Alzheimer’s. Can tapping these skills
ANIMATION VIDEO: Watch this amazing scientific film on Alzheimer’s. It uses 3D modeling to explain the inner brain mechanisms that trigger the symptoms of dementia.
HEALTH: Want to lower your risk of developing Alzheimer’s? Researchers say the key is found in combining four or five specific healthy lifestyle behaviors. Find
DIAGNOSIS VIDEO + ARTICLE: Every 67 seconds, an American develops Alzheimer’s. Half the time, doctors don’t tell. Why would doctors do that? In a key
MONEY PROBLEMS are inevitable for people with Alzheimer’s handling their own finances. Learn how to spot them, what steps to take, and how to protect
VIRAL VIDEO: Alan Beamer has Alzheimer’s and a message. It’s a powerful message to friends and it went viral, surpassing a million views and counting.
COMMONLY PRESCRIBED medications for pain and sleep were linked to a rise in harmful side effects in dementia. Check out the latest research.
LBD VIDEO + ARTICLE: An accurate Lewy body dementia diagnosis is important. It can even have life-saving implications. Affecting more than 1.3 million Americans, Lewy
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Frustrated? When your loved one is impossible to deal with, it’s not you – it’s the dementia. Watch this 4-minute video to
SUPERFOOD VIDEO + ARTICLE: Eating cranberries can improve memory, ward off dementia, and reduce ‘bad’ cholesterol. Learn how.
This isn’t any ordinary garden! It’s home to a very special group of people living well with Alzheimer’s.
The Housing Learning and Improvement Network looks at the design process and philosophy behind creating a successful Extra Care scheme.
Access to Leqembi, the new Alzheimer’s drug, has been slowed by lengthy diagnoses. The “Fastball” brainwave test could change that — detecting memory decline earlier and speeding access to treatment.
An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?
Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.
TEEPA CARE VIDEO: Learn about Alzheimer’s 6 stages. Teepa Snow shows what to expect, while keeping the focus on the person for whom you care.
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