"There is always a reason for the behavior of a person with dementia.""Do not deny.""Understand that person's world.""Look at ...

Agitation, suspicion, wandering and sundowning are the parts of dementia that exhaust families most, and they’re frequently treated as symptoms to be medicated when they’re usually messages that ...

Some residents with dementia exhibit violence or refusal of care from the moment they are admitted.They may raise their hands ...

There were no significant differences in patient behavioral symptoms or caregiver strain between the three types of care approaches that were studied. Caregiver self-efficacy — a measurement of ...

Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things. In reality, individuals with dementia will not only experience issues in ...

A new PLOS Digital Health study of adults aged 55 to 64 finds that public acceptance of AI in dementia care is highest when ...

Most of us have encountered bullying at some point in our lives. We most often associate the behavior with childhood, often in the schoolyard. Lauren Mahakian is a Certified Dementia ...

Dr. Marc Rothman visits a lot of patients with dementia and their families. He is a geriatrician who makes house calls in New York City and its suburbs. "Families are often slowly tiptoeing into ...

There are plenty of reason you might feel off in the late afternoon and evening. Maybe you’re mentally wiped after socializing all day, or your brain is fried from hours of work. If you got up early, ...

People with dementia sometimes do not cooperate with care. They may refuse to bathe, change clothes, or refuse to take medications. The purpose of this study is to test if a caregiver coaching program ...