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Sundowning Care from Sunset ’til Sunrise

July 25, 2025 No Comments

For 12 years, a special program called “Dusk ‘Til Dawn” has been successfully fighting sundowning.

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See China’s First Alzheimer’s Care Village in Xi’an

June 19, 2025 No Comments

China has 17 million people with Alzheimer’s, the most in the world. See their first Alzheimer’s care village, spanning 43,000 square metres — or six football fields — amid greenery, lakes and the backdrop of the famous Qinling mountains. Lauren Ong reports.

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36 Ways to Revolutionize Dementia Care

April 3, 2025 No Comments

See how living with dementia can be a full and meaningful life, in this Virginia Film Festival movie. Watch innovative approaches in memory care communities that improve the well-being of residents.

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Southminster’s “Step Into the Story” Caregiver Training Program

February 25, 2025 No Comments

Southminster and Memory & Movement Charlotte introduce their new caregiver training program, “Step into the Story”. Learn how to care for seniors with memory loss, in a deeply meaningful way.

A Senior Lady in Arnsberg, A Dementia-Friendly Town

A Very-Dementia-Friendly Town

February 5, 2025 No Comments

UPLIFTING AND IDEA-FILLED VIDEO: In picturesque Arnsberg, townsfolk are finding ways to make living with dementia as normal as possible.

What not to say when moving someone to Memory Care

Three Messages for a Smooth Move to Memory Care

February 2, 2025 1 Comment

You’ve made the difficult, necessary decision to move someone you love into a “Memory Care” dementia-care community. What are you supposed to SAY to them? How do you tell them they have to move? Here is a proven, three-prong approach to keep you out of hot water and save you both a lot of heartache.

Atria: 4 Ways to Adjust to Assisted Living

January 29, 2025 No Comments

Moving a parent into an assisted living community requires patience, understanding and compassion. Ease this life change for your family member. These four tips can help make the transition easier for all.

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Fire Rescues for People Fighting Dementia

January 14, 2025 2 Comments

WATCH FIREFIGHTERS learn how it feels to have dementia and rescue people with Alzheimer’s in an emergency crisis.

Robots Help Dementia Patients AND Caregivers

January 12, 2025 No Comments

A new study relating to dementia-care finds that robot use is associated with increased employment and employee retention, improved productivity and a higher quality of care.

Designing Rooms for Dementia

December 30, 2024 No Comments

FREE 32-PAGE BOOK: Dementia design improves the independence of people with dementia. This online book is available at no charge. Learn dozens of clever design tips that can make a world of difference.

Strength is not in our muscles. It is in our sould and our spirit.

Thought of the Week: Strength and Soul

August 8, 2025

Strength is not in our muscles.
It is in our soul and spirit.

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If You’re Worried You Have Alzheimer’s, You Probably Don’t

August 8, 2025

FORGOT where you put those keys again? Worried about it? The good news is, though you may have a problem, it’s probably not Alzheimer’s. A real warning sign of Alzheimer’s is “anosognosia”. That’s when you forget and are not aware of it, while other people are. Learn more about what causes memory problems and how to better understand what you see.

Handling Hallucinations in Alzheimer’s Dementia

August 6, 2025

A person with dementia can experience hallucinations when the regions of the brain responsible for interpreting sights and sounds are affected. Here are ways to deal with it.

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Thought of the Week: Strength and Soul

Strength is not in our muscles.
It is in our soul and spirit.

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Big Cup, Little Man: Picking Up the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.

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?

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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?