As many as half of people living with Alzheimer’s may lose the ability to feed themselves as the disease progresses. Declining motor, sensory and cognitive…
For an older adult in long-term care, a fall can trigger a domino effect of problems that hasten the end of one’s life. Every…
When dementia strikes, it can often be difficult and emotional for patients to hang up their car keys or give up other aspects of…
People with Alzheimer’s disease are at a particularly high risk of falling. Falls aren’t an inevitable part of living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, however,…
If you have decided to bring an elderly loved one into your home to care for, there are some special preparations that you can…
Any person who looks after an ailing loved one is likely under a great deal of stress, but surveys indicate that Alzheimer’s caretakers experience…
Are you worried that your parent or grandparent is unsafe behind the wheel? Dementia affects everyone differently, but it often disrupts the motor skills…
An 80-year-old man with Alzheimer’s mistook his home health aide, who had been providing care for him for several months, for an intruder. When…
Some patients refuse to answer. Many doctors don’t ask. As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals are grappling with when and…
As Hurricane Florence barreled toward her coastal community, Patty Younts grappled with a question: Where should a person with dementia go? Her husband, Howard,…
When your loved one gets a dementia diagnosis, you probably know that you should start getting their affairs in order. Your doctor may talk…
With a bullet in her gut, her voice choked with pain, Dee Hill pleaded with the 911 dispatcher for help. “My husband accidentally shot…
Driving is a difficult subject to broach after a dementia diagnosis. While driving represents independence to older adults, dementia affects almost every skill guiding…
A Florida man with dementia went missing yesterday after evacuating to South Carolina out of Hurricane Irma’s path. John Pasquale, the 77-year-old evacuee, requires several…