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.
INFO + CHECKLISTS: Dementia demands preparation. When bad weather strikes, be ready. This post includes checklists to help you prepare, tips on how to ride it out, plus ways to get back on your feet in the aftermath.
WATCH FIREFIGHTERS learn how it feels to have dementia and rescue people with Alzheimer’s in an emergency crisis.
WEATHER ALERT – 9 WAYS TO STAY SAFE WITH DEMENTIA: People can lose body heat fast. That’s called hypothermia. Big chills and Alzheimer’s are a dangerous combination. Learn 9 ways to stay safe in cold weather.
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See a man with Alzheimer’s driving 60 MPH (100kph) at police, against traffic, on New Year’s. Learn how-and-when to help a person with Alzheimer’s hand in the car keys.
15 TIPS on how to limit wandering and prevent a person with dementia from becoming lost. (60% of people with dementia will wander off at some point.)
Imagine a loved one with dementia who is lost and confused. See why Florida police are training for such encounters.
SAFETY: Too much heat is not safe for anyone. It is even riskier if you have a dementia such as Alzheimer’s. Check out these tips on how to get heat-relief quickly.
ELDER ABUSE (VIDEO + ARTICLE): Scammability, or ease of getting scammed, is a warning sign for dementia. Caused by loss of social judgement, it occurs before thinking or memory problems.
Vascular dementia has struck a million Americans. It’s often caused by a stroke. Learn how easy it is to prevent a stroke when you know the signs and quickly call 911.
MEMORY PROBLEMS, an early sign of Alzheimer’s, are linked to glucose sugar deprivation in brain cells. So is diabetes, a well-known Alzheimer’s risk factor. How strongly connected is the Alzheimer’s-Sugar-Diabetes triangle?
TEEPA SNOW CARE VIDEO: Vascular dementia poses unique challenges to caregivers. Learn how vascular dementia differs from Alzheimer’s. See how to make life better, both for you and the one for whom you care.
People with dementia deserve dignity and have rights. Where do we draw the line between encouraging personal choices versus following what caregivers think is best? See Dr. Murray Raskin & Dr. Linda Teri offer experienced tips.
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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