Design of Homes and Living Spaces for People with Dementia
DEMENTIA DESIGN & FREE BOOK: Improve the independence of people with dementia. This online book is available at no charge. Learn dozens of clever design
DEMENTIA DESIGN & FREE BOOK: Improve the independence of people with dementia. This online book is available at no charge. Learn dozens of clever design
FRESH IDEAS: A “Memory Coat” solves common memory problems: recognizing your jacket, remembering the keys, closing the jacket and finding the way back home. Learn
VIDEO: There is a laboratory simulation that can help you make your home safer for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. See what the USF Health
Kay & Jon’s new song helps to see it’s possible to live well with dementia, and – perhaps – see ourselves as works of art.
RESISTING ALZHEIMER’S VIDEO: “Still Alice” author & neuroscientist Lisa Genova shares the latest science investigating dementia. See promising research on what to do to build an Alzheimer’s-resistant brain.
There is much in the world to make us afraid. There is much more in our faith to make us unafraid. (Fredrick W. Cropp)
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?
If you couldn’t see your mashed potatoes, you probably wouldn’t eat them. That’s why what “The Red Plate Study” found was astonishing! Alzheimer’s patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates. Find out why.
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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This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. it has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
Peter Berger, Editor