How to Plan a Successful Vacation For Caregiver and Care Recipient
What is your ideal summer vacation? A time for relaxation or maybe a family reunion? Sightseeing or…
Geriatric Health Conditions Have Major Effect on Half of All Seniors
Half of all older adults were found in a new study to have one of more conditions…
Dealing with a Parent Who Abandons Accepted Standards of Personal Hygiene
It seems the time has come to face the awkward situation of bathing a parent or loved…
Larger Head Size May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Symptoms
Larger Head Size May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Symptoms New research shows that people with Alzheimer’s disease who…
Fatal Mad Cow-Like Form of Dementia Discovered in US
Fatal Mad Cow-Like Form of Dementia Discovered in US A newly discovered form of dementia, which resembles…
Alcohol and the Elderly: An All-too-Common Bond with Serious Consequences
Falls, tremors and memory loss are considered part of the typical aging process, but they can also…
Caring For a Loved One With Dementia
Caring For a Loved One With Dementia Caring for someone with dementia can be extremely mentally and…
Oversleeping and Afternoon Naps Hike Alzheimer’s Risk
Over-Sleeping and Afternoon Naps Hike Alzheimer’s Risk Rip Van Winkle and other classic sleepers like him might…
Very Different Kind of Policing Helps Keep Alzheimer’s Patients Safe
Law Enforcement’s Newest Beat — Our Elderly A Very Different Kind of Policing Helps Keep Alzheimer’s Patients…
Baby Talk Infuriates Alzheimer’s Patients
Baby Talk Infuriates Alzheimer’s Patients; They Still Absorb It The tendency of caregivers and others to use…