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Alzheimer's And Dementia Weekly

Support & Insight for the Autumn of Life

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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.

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.

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.

Music, Poetry, Prayer, Rhythm – Use The Gifts They Still Have

October 25, 2024 No Comments

TEEPA CARE VIDEO: In dementia, why focus on what people lose? Focus on what they have. Teepa shows how to make the most from their abilities.

Beware of Common Anticholinergic Drugs

October 22, 2024 3 Comments

MEMORY & THINKING are activated by acetyl-choline. Alzheimer’s drugs boost acetyl-choline. Other medications, from allergy to insomnia drugs, may be anti-cholinergic, lowering acetyl-choline. This can spell trouble in dementia. Learn which drugs to avoid and what to look out for.

Chit Chat Vs. Conversation in Dementia

October 11, 2024 No Comments

Teepa shows how to make the most from the ability to communicate with dementia. Watch now.

Vitamin D Fends Off Dementia

April 16, 2026

PREVENTION VIDEO + ARTICLE:
Researchers in Australia have discovered that taking sufficient Vitamin D can help stop Alzheimer’s. Learn more.

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One Man Rising Above His Alzheimer’s

April 15, 2026

Scott Russell is living well with his Alzheimer’s. See how he has stayed active in his community, even starting a manageable home business.

99-Year-Old Skydives for Alzheimer’s

April 15, 2026

VIDEO + TRANSCRIPT: See what a 99-year-old Florida man, jumping from a plane, has to say about Alzheimer’s research.

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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.