A Caregiver’s Easter Story
Creating memories when a loved one is fading away.
7 Comments NOT to Say to an Alzheimer’s Caregiver
If you know a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s disease, be especially cautious with what you say and how you say it.
Great Gifts for Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers
One of the best gifts is that of time.
Mother with dementia ‘warehoused,’ daughter says
Dementia patient, 84, spent countless hours in hospital hallways, daughter says
Dementia epidemic looms by 2050
London G8 summit to focus attention on global problem increasingly impacting developing countries.
Dementia developing at later ages, U.S. study shows
People with dementia do a parachute exercise in the Bronx. A new study shows the age of those getting dementia seems to be getting higher. (Jim Fitzgerald/Associated Press)
Depression in Older Adults and the Elderly
As you grow older, you face significant life changes that can put you at risk for depression.
Definition of ‘health care’ of Alzheimer’s patient’s living will.
Respect the person’s wishes to die with dignity.
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Vitamin C and Beta-Carotene May Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
Getting more vitamin C may help prevent Alzheimer’s.
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Alzheimer’s disease triggered by stress hormone buildup: U.S. study
A new US study found that brain mechanisms link stress to the onset of Alzheimer’s.
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