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Alzheimer's & Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

P. Berger

Dementia-Safe Bedrooms

November 25, 2024 8 Comments

HOME DESIGN: Use this safety checklist for living at home with dementia. It can alert you to potential hazards.

Echo Show – Drop In on People with Dementia

November 24, 2024 2 Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE: Mom is 95 with short term memory dementia. She’s in great spirits but I really can’t teach her anything technical, like dialing a phone. So I tried setting Amazon’s ECHO-SHOW next to her rocking chair.

Teepa Snow with Audience Member at WorkSafeBC Dementia

The Person with Dementia is Simply Reacting to You

November 24, 2024 No Comments

Teepa Snow shows the audience how to approach and communicate with someone who has dementia.

Japan’s 3-Question Test Spots Alzheimer’s

November 24, 2024 No Comments

Japanese researchers develop a simple test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s quickly, easily, with 83% accuracy.

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Magnesium-Rich Pumpkin Pie

November 22, 2024 1 Comment

THANKSGIVING BRAIN RECIPE: Make your pumpkin-pie a brain-healthy magnesium-pie. Try this “cognitively-correct” dish for dinner.

Still Alice – Live in the Now

November 20, 2024 No Comments

THE TODAY SHOW takes a look at Julianne Moore’s performance as Alice, a Harvard professor diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. The movie earned her a Golden Globe nomination.

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10 Precautions for Celebrating Thanksgiving with Dementia

November 19, 2024 6 Comments

HOLIDAY TIPS: Getting together for a holiday meal can cause a person with Alzheimer’s confusion and anxiety. Get 10 tips to make the holiday more easy and pleasurable.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. (Winston Churchill)

Thought of the Week: Make a Life

November 19, 2024 1 Comment

We make a living by what we get, but We make a life by what we give. (Click for more inspirational Posters & Cards)

Thought: November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

November 18, 2024 No Comments

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Share this to show your support.

Wandering Prevention Preparations

November 18, 2024 No Comments

15 TIPS on how to limit wandering and prevent a person with dementia from becoming lost. (60% of people with dementia will wander off at some point.)

678 Nuns Contribute 30 Years of Dementia Patterns

March 3, 2025

Read this 2025 update on “The Nun Study,” analyzing more than 30 years of aging and dementia patterns of 678 nuns from the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Then watch 2 videos that take you inside.

Lady with dementia using a Snoezelen device

Snoezelen Rooms Relax People with Alzheimer’s

February 28, 2025

STIMULATION VIDEO: See how Snoezelen Rooms offer sensory experiences designed for dementia. “We have found more stimulation slows down the progression of the disease process.” Relax, explore, hear Frank Sinatra, enjoy calming colors, even test memory.

Chickpea Spinach Curry

February 27, 2025

BRAIN-HEALTHY RECIPE: A taste-of-India Alzheimer’s-fighting side-dish. The chickpeas are rich in dementia-resistant arginine. High-in-iron spinach guards against stroke and vascular dementia, Indian curry’s neuroprotective turmeric offers the brain an added preventative to fight off Alzheimer’s. Serve over brown rice.

Most Popular Stories

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?

Grandmother in black and white striped shirt hugging girl in black and white striped shirt

A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

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?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

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!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

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.