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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

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Visiting People with Dementia on Holidays

December 3, 2024 3 Comments

HOLIDAY TIPS: Celebrating at home or planning a visit? These important dementia-care tips can help make your holiday season the best possible.

4 Meaningful Thanksgiving Tips

November 28, 2024 1 Comment

HOLIDAYS & DEMENTIA: Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness. People with Alzheimer’s need a special touch. See four dementia tips.

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.

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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.

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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.

Joyful Holidays Despite Dementia

November 12, 2024 No Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE – CARE TIPS:

This season is filled with family and friends, laughter and reminiscing. Learn ways to prevent dementia’s stress, frustration, and loneliness. Fill the holiday with joy.

Which Type of Dementia Does She Have?

November 5, 2024 2 Comments

There are over 80 types of dementia besides Alzheimer’s. Teepa Snow, dementia expert, explains why knowing the right type is so important and why so few people with dementia really do.

Sundowning, Daylight Savings Time and Dementia

November 3, 2024 No Comments

Daylight Savings Time can disrupt the environment and daily routine of people with Alzheimer’s. See how to be proactive when changing the clock.

How to Travel with Alzheimer’s

October 31, 2024 10 Comments

TRIP TIPS: Taking a loved one with Alzheimer’s on a trip is a challenge. Traveling can make them worried and confused. Think ahead. Here are some tips to help.

Care-Partner Journal for Alzheimer’s & Dementia

October 30, 2024 No Comments

Print this free 10-page booklet. Brookdale Care Programs offers helpful hints, practical suggestions, checklists and tables to ease your journey as dementia-care-partners.

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Sipping Smarter: Delicious Vinegar-Turmeric Drink Fortifies Against Alzheimer’s

June 25, 2025

A new pineapple turmeric apple cider vinegar blend from Bragg is turning heads—not just for its flavor, but for its potential brain-boosting benefits. Could this tangy tonic play a role in Alzheimer’s prevention?

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The Music of Alzheimer’s: 20 Songs

June 24, 2025

TWENTY MUSIC VIDEOS: Music says what words never can. Take in these engaging, moving songs about living well with Alzheimer’s.

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What Dementia Cannot Smell

June 22, 2025

TEEPA CARE-TIP VIDEO:

Dementia dangerously alters a person’s sense of smell. Teepa Snow brings to light what people with dementia smell – and what they don’t. Learn to prevent hazards and frustrations.

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?

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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.