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Pet Therapy: Horses Ease Dementia’s Symptoms

March 20, 2025 1 Comment

Researchers found that spending time with horses — equine therapy — eases Alzheimer’s symptoms. Find out why.

Alzheimer’s, Bathroom Trips & Cholinesterase Inhibitors

February 19, 2025 No Comments

Dementia’s cholinesterase inhibitors can affect trips to the bathroom, according to researchers in Houston, Texas. Learn more if you take donepezil, rivastigmine or galantamine. (Brand names Adlarity, Aricept, Ebixa, Exelon, Namzaric, Razadyne)

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Take The Patented Virtual Dementia Tour

January 29, 2025 3 Comments

VIDEO & ARTICLE: 500,000 family and professional caregivers have experienced The Virtual Dementia Tour®. It simulates Alzheimer’s for caregivers. It boosts their level of care and motivation. See how it works.

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6 Tips to Prepare Elders Against Disasters

January 27, 2025 No Comments

EMERGENCY INFOGRAPH: People with dementia are especially vulnerable in natural disasters and extreme weather. Share this infographic of 6 things you can do to prepare against unexpected conditions.

How to Give Person-Centered Dementia Care

January 26, 2025 No Comments

What is person-centred dementia-care? See how professional and family caregivers should apply it daily, when caring for people living with dementia.

7 Stages of Alzheimer’s

December 15, 2024 87 Comments

THE SEVEN STAGES OF ALZHEIMER’S are helpful in finding the words to discuss Alzheimer’s. Caregivers find them particularly useful in support groups, as well as in conversations with doctors, family and care professionals.

Meet Liv. She Helps People with Dementia 24/7.

November 10, 2024 No Comments

See Lady Liv, the first AI avatar born from real people’s lived experiences with dementia. Watch ‘Liv’ help those recently diagnosed, by answering questions only a peer who shares the experience of Alzheimer’s would know.

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I’d Rather Be an Alzheimer’s Caregiver than a Prime Minister

October 21, 2024 No Comments

Lisa Raitt was next in line to be Prime Minister of Canada. Watch as she shares the pain behind her husband’s devastating diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s and the story of their enduring love, in a candid and revealing interview.

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Experience 12 Minutes in Alzheimer’s on the Virtual Dementia Tour

August 22, 2024 3 Comments

A 12-minute virtual Alzheimer’s tour helps care professionals understand and teach more than they ever imagined about dementia. Learn what a loved one with dementia is going through. Find out what the “Community Edition” has to offer.

The 36-Hour Day

August 4, 2024 1 Comment

#1 BEST SELLING BOOK ON ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA: “Continues to be the ‘bible’ of recommendation for any caregiver whose family member suffers from a dementia such as Alzheimer’s.” — Bookwatch

Learn more about “The 36-Hour Day”.

To Cure Alzheimer’s, Get Rid of Tau, Too

August 30, 2026

CNN VIDEO: An Alzheimer’s brain comes with two culprits: tangles of tau protein and plaque made of amyloid. Yesterday’s research focused on getting rid of amyloid. See how today’s new, cutting edge research is targeting tau, too.

4 Care Tips to Improve Communication in Dementia

August 29, 2026

4 tips to improve communication with a loved one who has a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis. These tips foster understanding and create a calm, supportive environment. Watch and learn how to navigate challenging moments with care and compassion.

Defying Dementia by Raising Their Voice

August 28, 2026

CBS VIDEO – MUSIC & SONG: One program is giving people living with Alzheimer’s a new and joyous way to step back into life, by literally giving voice to both patients and their caregivers. Dr. Jonathan LaPook reports.

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.