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5-Minute Pen & Paper Dementia Test

July 22, 2026 2 Comments

This quick, effective 3 to 5 minute dementia test produces results comparable to “gold standard” dementia tests used by clinicians.

Light Improves Life with Alzheimer’s

July 21, 2026 7 Comments

LIGHTING TIP + NEW VIDEOS: Light therapy for Alzheimer’s increases sleep quality, efficiency and duration, according to an important study. 4 weeks of light therapy also significantly reduced depression and agitation. Learn how.

Teepa Snow - Making Visits Count - Part 10

How to Handle Frustrating People with Dementia

July 20, 2026 1 Comment

TEEPA SNOW VIDEO: People with dementia can say, do and act in the most frustrating ways. Learn why it happens the way it does, how to take it, and what to do about it.

Hallucinations in Dementia – What’s Really Going On?

July 19, 2026 4 Comments

DIAGNOSIS+CARE: Misperceptions in dementia often get misdiagnosed as hallucinations. The result? Harsh, mistaken antipsychotic treatments. Dr. G. Allen Power has fought over-medication for a decade. See practical techniques for rising above this dangerous practice.

Audience listening to Alice speak on her Alzheimer's

Still Alice’s Extraordinary Speech

July 18, 2026 1 Comment

Alice gives the Alzheimer’s speech of a lifetime, filled with sharing, hope and inspiration.

10 Tips on Money & Dementia

July 17, 2026 4 Comments

Top tips for a person with dementia Top tips for caregivers managing the money of a person with dementia

Staff of "Restaurant of Mistaken Orders"

The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders

July 16, 2026 1 Comment

Watch a story about an unusual restaurant in Japan, which serves a wonderful lesson in dementia along with delicious food.

Person describing an Alzheimer's "Man-Shed"

The Alzheimer’s “Man-Shed”

July 15, 2026 No Comments

“Alzheimer’s Sheds” offer productive activities in early-stage dementia. See one run by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW and the Australian Men’s Shed Association. See it reduce social isolation, while contributing to the community.

Get a Good Night’s Sleep to Get Rid of Alzheimer’s Plaque

July 14, 2026 2 Comments

Can something as simple as a good night’s sleep help prevent and even slow down Alzheimer’s?

Giving-Voice-Chorus Sings Alzheimer’s Away

July 13, 2026 No Comments

Watch the huge “Giving Voice Chorus” come alive and rise above Alzheimer’s. Get inspired by the music that Alzheimer’s can’t shake.

Curry Derivative J147 Beats Aricept for Alzheimer’s

July 23, 2026

J147 is a derivative of curry’s turmeric spice. It beat the Alzheimer’s drug Aricept (generic: donepezil) on several memory tests. The Salk Institute says it may benefit Parkinson’s, Huntington’s & vascular dementia.

5-Minute Pen & Paper Dementia Test

July 22, 2026

This quick, effective 3 to 5 minute dementia test produces results comparable to “gold standard” dementia tests used by clinicians.

Light Improves Life with Alzheimer’s

July 21, 2026

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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.