Dr. Daniel C. Potts is a neurologist sharing what patients and care partners should know about navigating the healthcare system after watching his father…
Vicki Bartholomew started a support group for wives who are caring for a husband with Alzheimer’s disease because she needed that sort of group…
Before she was diagnosed with early-onset dementia seven years ago at age 54, Gary Henson’s wife, Brenda, told Henson that if she ever developed…
“In that moment, I found myself suddenly overwhelmed by the peace that would come to our household when mom is finally at rest. I…
Scientists have found that light treatment could have beneficial effects on the sleep and behaviors of people living with Alzheimer’s. Sleep is something Alzheimer’s…
We talk to Dr. Liz Sampson, an expert in end-life-care, and Jasja Kotterman, who lost her mother to Alzheimer’s, about what to expect in…
We talk to Lori Nisson, Director of Family and Community Services at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute about how to protect your mental health while…
Two conflicting emotions were woven inextricably throughout the six years between my father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and his death: love and grief. The love was…
Researchers are developing a high-tech dresser to offer support with dressing for people living with dementia. Caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients know that it isn’t…
For today, there are no doctor’s visits. No long afternoons with nothing to do. No struggles over bathing — or not. At the National…
While taking a tumble might sound harmless enough, falls are a common threat to adults over 65—about one-third experience a fall over the course…
As Alzheimer’s diagnoses rise and treatments in clinical trials continue to stall, the cost of the disease is going up—to the tune of $277…
Dementia has no cure, and no effective treatment, which makes for a bleak outlook when receiving a diagnosis. While it’s a devastating disease for…
Clinicians personally impacted by Alzheimer’s share their insights on ways to best support caregivers. Reisa Sperling, MD, swore that she would find a cure…
When Lisette Carbajal was a freshman at University of Virginia, she was just a few months into her semester when she found out her…