Tips For Ensuring Safe Mobility and Fall Prevention for Individuals with Dementia
For individuals living with dementia symptoms, maintaining safe mobility is essential to promote their overall well-being and prevent potential accidents or injuries. As caregivers, it is crucial to implement strategies and modifications to create a safe environment...
Celebrate June Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month with these Dementia Aware tips
June is Alzheimer's & Brain Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the condition and overall brain health. While aging is a significant risk factor for Alzheimer's, research suggests that adopting healthy lifestyle habits can contribute to healthier...
Tips for celebrating Mother’s Day with a mom who has dementia symptoms
Mother's Day is a special occasion to celebrate the love and care of mothers around the world. However, for those who have moms with dementia symptoms or Alzheimer's disease, it can be a challenging and emotionally difficult day. Even in the midst of such a difficult...
Scientists discover genetic modifications that results in dementia risk
The National Institutes of Health has pinpointed new genetic risk factors for Lewy body dementia (LBD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The researchers identified structural variants during the analysis of several thousand DNA samples by using computer algorithms...
Dealing with Personality Changes in Someone With Dementia Symptoms
Dementia symptoms can cause dramatic changes in a person 's personality. As the condition progresses, it can be difficult for family and caregivers to adjust to these changes and cope with their effects. Fortunately, there are strategies you can implement to make it...
Sundowning: Symptoms and Management Strategies
Sundowning is a term used to describe an increase in confusion, disorientation, restlessness, and agitation that often occurs in late afternoon or early evening in people with dementia symptoms. It is also known as “late-day confusion." Symptoms of Sundowning The...
5 things you can do to become Dementia Aware
One of the many challenges of providing comprehensive care to a person with dementia symptoms is overcoming the disconnect that occurs when communication is ineffective. Getting through requires a refined mindset in which the caregiver filters their interactions...
How to help those with dementia symptoms embrace holiday season
Holiday gatherings bring the entire family together – but it’s not always easy for every member of the family. Loved ones living with dementia or Alzheimer’s commonly encounter hurdles, even in the presence of close family and friends. Their symptoms could express as...
Disturbing dreams linked to faster cognitive decline
Waking up in the middle of the night following a bad dream is not a rare occurrence and typically doesn’t raise alarm from a medical standpoint. While nearly 40 percent of adults experience at least one bad dream per month, the possible clinical significance of...
How to overcome dementia denial
It’s human nature to compartmentalize feelings or enter denial mode in the face of adversity. Individuals with signs of cognitive decline and their family members can experience dementia denial as a human expression of survival. Denial kicks in when there's something...
Researchers think it’s time for new approach on dementia prevention
Momentum is beginning to build toward a new approach for the prevention and treatment of dementia as yet another much-anticipated medication failed to fulfill to usher in a new day in dementia care. In a recent clinical trial for crenezumab, an experimental...
New study analyzes thyroid disease as dementia risk factor
While underactive thyroid disease is treatable, people with hypothyroidism can remain at risk for developing dementia later in life, according to a new study. Millions of adults take daily medication for hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid gland. This happens...