DESIGN VIDEO: See how Muskoka Shores is livening up their Dementia-home in 4 low-cost stages. Learn simple ways to turn a dull care home into a bright, dynamic, village-like place to live.
PROTECTING OUR ELDERS: Many people with dementia are victims of elder abuse. Abuse happens at home and in assisted living facilities or nursing homes. Learn the signs. Find out how to help.
TEDx VIDEO: People with dementia and their care partners can experience joy, humor and connection. Since there’s no cure, the best solution is great care. See how to set a high bar with empathy, patience and fun.
“SafelyYou” reduced fall-related emergency room rates by an astounding 80% and falls themselves by 40%. Learn how it saves dementia-care residents from a leading cause of injury and death.
M.I.T.’s Rendever takes dementia residents like Miriam Keith back to wonderful places no longer accessible to them.
A first-of-its-kind music school has launched in Taipei, offering free lessons to older adults with dementia and other disabilities.
This isn’t any ordinary garden! It’s home to a very special group of people living well with Alzheimer’s.
Can miniature towns make dementia care more humane? Designers of The Hogeweyk dementia village in Netherlands believe so.
Hospital stays with dementia should focus on elder safety. See a special ER for seniors, equipped with brilliant features that speed comfort and care to this population.
Struggling with early onset dementia, Greg Kelly traveled from Australia to Denmark to see what life would be like in a dementia village. He was surprised by what he saw.
SAFETY: Too much heat is not safe for anyone. It is even riskier if you have a dementia such as Alzheimer’s. Check out these tips on how to get heat-relief quickly.
Dr. Rudy Tanzi is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical and Director of McCance Center for Brain Health. Based on 3 decades of his research, learn how CogniSHIELD uniquely protects against amyloid, inflammation and Alzheimer’s.
Explaining Alzheimer’s to young children can be a daunting task. Here are 10 easy suggestions for explaining Alzheimer’s to young children.
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.
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?
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!
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