dementia

Help seniors with dementia stay calm with a soothing environment

Alzheimer's & Dementia

Reduce Dementia Agitation with a Calm Environment: 5 Helpful Tips

Seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia are often highly sensitive to their environment. Creating a soothing place to live helps minimize...

Mean dementia behavior is upsetting and challenging for caregivers to manage

Alzheimer's & Dementia

7 Ways to Reduce and Manage Mean Dementia Behavior

People with dementia might say hurtful things When you’re caring for an older adult with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, they...

Anticholinergic medications can worsen or cause dementia symptoms

Alzheimer's & Dementia / Medications

Medications That Worsen Dementia and Increase Dementia Risk: Anticholinergics

Common medications can cause dementia-like symptoms Common prescription and over-the-counter medications called anticholinergics (anti-col-in-er-jik; hear it) have side effects that...

Use nonverbal communication techniques to talk to someone with dementia. They make caregiving easier and improve quality of life for both of you.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

How to Talk to Someone With Dementia: Calm, Positive Body Language

Use calm, positive body language to talk to someone with dementia Communicating with someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia can...

Speaking in short, direct sentences is a way to communicate that’s more comfortable for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia

Alzheimer's & Dementia

How to Talk to Someone with Alzheimer’s: Short, Direct Sentences

Communication changes when someone has Alzheimer’s When someone has Alzheimer’s or dementia, changes in their brain cause a decline in...

Alzheimer’s and dementia aren’t the same. Alzheimer's is a form of dementia and is the most common type.

Alzheimer's & Dementia

What’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and Dementia?

Alzheimer’s and dementia aren’t the same thing Many people use the words Alzheimer’s and dementia interchangeably, but it’s important to...

11 adaptive utensils and dinnerware make eating easier for people with hand tremors, Parkinson’s, arthritis, and dementia

Products & Services

11 Adaptive Utensils and Eating Aids for Hand Tremors, Dementia, Parkinson’s, Stroke

Eating independently can be challenging for some seniors Older adults living with health conditions like stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, tremors, arthritis,...

Busy bag activities with no right or wrong are a wonderful way to engage and entertain seniors with dementia

Activities for Older Adults / Alzheimer's & Dementia

4 Busy Bag Activity Kits for Seniors with Dementia

Busy bag activity kits keep seniors with dementia engaged When seniors with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia can no longer participate...

6 signs of elder abuse

Alzheimer's & Dementia

6 Signs of Elder Abuse in Seniors with Dementia

Seniors with dementia are more vulnerable to abuse Seniors with dementia sometimes make false accusations and claim that family or...

3 tips on how to decide on moving someone with dementia and 3 ways to find a better assisted living community

Alzheimer's & Dementia Memory Care / Assisted Living Facility

Problems in Assisted Living: Should You Move Someone with Alzheimer’s?

What to do when there are problems in assisted living When an older adult with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia gets...

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