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Dementia-Safe Bedrooms

August 23, 2026 8 Comments

HOME DESIGN: Use this safety checklist for living at home with dementia. It can alert you to potential hazards.

The Dementia Environment in a Care Home

July 26, 2026 No Comments

People living with dementia can experience changed perception, often resulting in visual misinterpretation and disorientation –but simple changes in the environment can help.

I Have Mid-stage Dementia. Here’s What I Truly Need.

June 27, 2026 11 Comments

LIVING-WITH-DEMENTIA VIDEO:
Christine Bryden was Senior Executive to Australia’s Prime Minister & mother of 3. She got dementia at 46. She then married, published books & became a grandma. Seventeen years after diagnosis, hear her feelings & helpful advice.

Wife reading with cognitively impaired husband

20 Home Safety Tips for Alzheimer’s

May 28, 2026 1 Comment

20 TIPS + NIH HOME SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR ALZHEIMER’S:
Here are 20 ways to make your home a safer place for a loved one with dementia.

Senior-ER Improves Treatment for Elders

February 10, 2026 5 Comments

Hospital stays with dementia should focus on elder safety. See a special ER for seniors, equipped with brilliant features that speed comfort and care to this population.

7 Best Clocks for Dementia

December 1, 2025 33 Comments

In dementia, people repeatedly ask, “What’s the time?” “What day is it?” Easily solve this with Dementia-clocks / Calendar-clocks. Check out 7 clocks with good looks and limitless patience.

Husband and wife with dementia sitting together at home

Make a Dementia-Friendly House

November 19, 2025 12 Comments

HOME IMPROVEMENT & DEMENTIA – VIDEO:

See simple changes that create a more dementia-friendly environment at home. Get ideas to help you give people living with dementia the best quality of life, emotional well-being and independence.

White Bathroom with Red Enhancements for Dementia

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.

Designing Homes for Extra Care

September 4, 2025 1 Comment

The Housing Learning and Improvement Network looks at the design process and philosophy behind creating a successful Extra Care scheme.

Memory Box for Dementia

January 17, 2025 7 Comments

FILL A MEMORY BOX with photos and memorabilia of a person with dementia, then position it by their door. See it re-orient them, trigger conversations, make a doorway one’s own, and mostly, stimulate memories of good times.

Do Brains Shrink When Waists Expand?

August 27, 2026

DIET VIDEO: What is the link between weight loss, mental performance, decision-making and dementia risk?

Easy RUDAS Dementia Test

August 26, 2026

DEMENTIA TEST + INSTRUCTIONS:

The RUDAS Dementia Test is brief, effective and free. It works well for most people. (It performs even better than other quick tests for people with cultural barriers, low education levels, or when English is not one’s first language.)

Portrait of an elderly man feeling stress and disappointment, holding his head in his hands.

11 Tips to Handle Behavioral Changes in Alzheimer’s

August 25, 2026

BETTER MOOD: In dementia, the brain loses abilities. This changes personality and behavior. Use this tip sheet’s suggestions to better understand, cope and manage the changes.

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?

Grandmother in black and white striped shirt hugging girl in black and white striped shirt

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.