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Redesigning a Home for Dementia Care

October 15, 2025 13 Comments

DESIGN: See this video packed with great examples of home design for dementia. These insights can make a world of difference.

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6 Tips on Repetitive Questions Due to Dementia

October 7, 2025 No Comments

“WHAT TIME IS IT?” Repetitive questions from dementia trigger frustration and anxiety in caregiver and patient. At a loss as to how to deal with it? Check out these UCLA Health tips.

5 Tips to Ease Sundowning in Dementia

September 30, 2025 7 Comments

VIDEO ON SUNDOWNING: See UCLA’s Dementia Care Program deal with end-of-day agitation and irritability, known as “Sundowning”. A caregiver asks, “My loved one’s behavior tends to get worse when the sun starts to go down. He appears exhausted and restless. What can I do to get him through this time of the day?”

How to Approach Residents with Dementia

September 24, 2025 2 Comments

Teepa Snow is the best of all the recognized experts on how to work with dementia patients. See her demonstrate how to engage people in early and mid-stage Alzheimer’s.

Helping a Person with Dementia to Clean Their Teeth

September 11, 2025 7 Comments

Tooth brushing in dementia can involve a number of tricky details. Anticipating needs is all it takes to make it easy to brush teeth. See dozens of tips to help people with dementia keep their mouth, breath and teeth clean and fresh.

The Alzheimer’s Garden

September 4, 2025 No Comments

This isn’t any ordinary garden! It’s home to a very special group of people living well with Alzheimer’s.

Successful Bathing with Dementia

August 22, 2025 5 Comments

Refusal to bathe is common in people with dementia. Here are a dozen simple techniques to make bathing easier.

Good Light Lightens Alzheimer’s

August 12, 2025 4 Comments

Lighting affects how people feel. The right light reduces agitation and improves mood in people with dementia.

Handling Hallucinations in Alzheimer’s Dementia

August 6, 2025 1 Comment

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.

Care Tip – Stop Correcting Them

August 5, 2025 No Comments

Teresa Youngstrom is a registered nurse. She offers a quick tip for caregivers, friends and family when visiting or living with someone with dementia to help smooth the way. Watch now.

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6 Tips Reduce Female Stroke Risk

April 21, 2026

Vascular dementia is a common dementia, often brought on by stroke. Check out strategies to prevent stroke in women.

Can Aricept Help Advanced-Stage Alzheimer’s?

April 21, 2026

MEDICATION VIDEO: Aricept® (generic DONEPEZIL) is the world’s most popular drug for Early-stage Alzheimer’s. Does it help in Advanced-stage Alzheimer’s?

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Cochrane’s Leqembi Ruling Used Dr. Andrews’ Bar “Inappropriately”

April 20, 2026

COCHRANE SERIES, PART 3 – DEEP DIVE: False alarm. The Cochrane Review shook confidence in Leqembi. It rests on a scientific threshold its own source publicly disowned. Here’s why the evidence did not justify the alarm.

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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?

“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.