COLD WEATHER IN THE FORECAST. BE PREPARED: Dementia means vulnerability to cold weather. A drop in body temperature, called mild hypothermia can happen anywhere, even
HEALTH & DEMENTIA: Older adults can be particularly vulnerable in cold weather. Here are six ways to stay warm & comfortable during the winter months.
TEEPA CARE TIPS VIDEO: Teepa Snow, Dementia-care Specialist, shares 6 key phrases that help you help people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Getting to a diagnosis of Lewy Body Dementia and then learning how to live with it is challenging. Here are some tips
VIDEO + ARTICLE: Can a misdiagnosis ruin a life? Sherry-Ann Jenkins allegedly misdiagnosed Alzheimer’s dozens of times. A lawsuit by people hurt by their misdiagnosis
TEEPA’S CARE-TIP VIDEO: Watch a mother and daughter struggle through the “normal” conversation that is happening with COVID-19 quarantine and lock-downs. Teepa offers insight and
DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES VIDEO: Hallucinations in dementia often pose bigger challenges than memory and cognitive problems. Watch these smart caregiver strategies from the University
DASHCAM VIDEO, TIPS + ARTICLE: See this police car’s dashcam video of a man with dementia zooming his BMW head-on towards it at highway speed.
INSPIRING VIDEO: Watch this transformation of the Redstone dementia unit. Peel Region took a risk, with a plan to transform the Redstone long-term care home,
IDEA-FILLED VIDEO: A revolution is here where people living with dementia get the individual heart-felt care they need. See dozens of great ideas from great
Many of us should take aspirin to prevent vascular dementia, strokes and heart attack. We don’t, even when we can get it naturally from food. Why are doctors ignoring U.S. guidelines? Which foods work best? Video+Article
Betanin makes beets red. Betanin slows the #1 Alzheimer’s culprit, brain plaque. Learn the way it fights dementia and how much to eat or drink.
MUSIC (VIDEO & ARTICLE): Alive Inside is an award-winning, magical, healing film. Watch music’s ability to fight memory loss & restore a deep sense of self.
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!
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.
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