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TheraPaws Brighten Dementia’s Loneliness

January 28, 2026 No Comments

Meet Marley, a THERAPAWS therapy dog, helping the elderly that suffer from dementia. See pet therapy at work.

Amazing Dementia Village Cares for Advanced Alzheimer’s

January 21, 2026 11 Comments

Fresh air and exercise, improved appetite, fewer medications and happier family visits typify the world’s first “Dementia Village”. See how an inspired nursing home manager took a dreary hospital and turned it into a respect-filled, compassionate community.

Drinking & Smoking’s Rush to Alzheimer’s

January 20, 2026 2 Comments

VIDEO If you live to 85, there’s a 50/50 chance of getting a dementia such as Alzheimer’s. What if you could improve those odds by

Pink Noise Machines Improve Sleep & Fight Dementia

January 7, 2026 No Comments

SLEEP VIDEO & ARTICLE: Sound stimulation can improve sleep and memory for people with pre-dementia. This study used easy-to-buy “pink noise” machines. See how simple sleep therapy makes a real difference.

What Causes Sundowning? Frustration or Chemistry?

January 4, 2026 10 Comments

VIDEO+ARTICLE: Sundowning in dementia can derail evenings with anxiety, agitation, and confusion. Here’s why it happens—and what actually helps.

New Year’s & Reminiscence Therapy

December 29, 2025 No Comments

NEW YEAR’S VIDEO & ARTICLE: New Year’s Eve can still be a fun, enjoyable experience for loved ones with dementia. It’s a perfect moment to reflect on past moments that warmed the soul.
Learn how reminiscing makes for a great activity.

Can the Smell of Rosemary Influence Memory?

December 14, 2025 No Comments

Exploring evidence on rosemary and lavender scents and cognitive performance.

10 Ways a Nursing Home Pub Is Helping Dementia Patients Reconnect

November 25, 2025 No Comments

A cozy pub inside a nursing home is doing something remarkable — helping residents with dementia reconnect, open up, and feel like themselves again. Here are 10 ways this surprising space is changing daily life.

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Dancing with Alzheimer’s Like Nobody’s Watchin’

October 28, 2025 No Comments

VIDEO: See why the
wonderful Alzheimer’s activities program, “Creative Aging: Dance Like Nobody’s Watching” has been a smash success for people with Alzheimer’s, as well as caregivers.

A lady with dementia using "Singing at Home"

Maude’s Awards’ 2025 “Dementia Care Innovation” Winners

September 26, 2025 No Comments

Maude’s Awards annually presents up to eight awards for innovations in Alzheimer’s care. See this year’s 6th Annual Maude’s Award Recipients!

Bill Gates: “Data could hold the key to stopping Alzheimer’s”

October 21, 2026

The good news is that a new initiative called ADDI is pooling research data to accelerate curing Alzheimer’s. Watch Bill Gates on the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative.

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2026 MAUDE’S AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED!

October 21, 2026

MAUDE’S AWARDS: RECOGNIZING INNOVATIONS IN DEMENTIA CARE SEATTLE, WA – The 7 TH Annual Maude’s Award Recipients are announced. Maude’s Awards wasdeveloped to gather and

Visualizing Alzheimer’s

October 20, 2026

CUTTING-EDGE VIDEO + ARTICLE: See Dr. Anthony Fitzpatrick use world-class cryo-electron microscopes to reveal molecular secrets leading to a cure for Alzheimer’s.

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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.