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Dementia & Decision-Making: Why We Should Center Legacy in End-of-Life Care Planning

Dementia affects over 50 million people worldwide, and that number is only expected to increase as populations age and the average lifespan increases. At a global scale, the care p...

Mission to Kill Dementia Patients Moves Forward

By all means, prohibit forced feeding, but also provide that patients be given all nourishment they want. Source

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Living Your Best Possible Life After a Dementia Diagnosis

A dementia diagnosis can feel like a door closing. But for the millions of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, as well as for their family members and… The...

Why advisors, firms must emphasize dementia planning

Senior PM & aging consultant explains why she sees this need growing more acute and how the industry can open difficult conversations

What Families Can Do After a Dementia Diagnosis

A dementia diagnosis changes more than memory. Here’s how families can plan for care, protect connection, and support the caregiver before crisis hits.

The Path Forward to Advancing Care for Dementia Patients

As rising case rates collide with mounting caregiver shortages and increasing pressure on long-term care systems, dementia care continues to grow as a healthcare specialty. Univers...

What to Ask When Seeking Dementia Care for a Loved One

Key TakeawaysChoosing a dementia care provider involves much more than comparing prices or availability. Asking the right questions can help families find compassionate, experience...

Feasibility of act for dementia care and prevention reviewed by legislature

How You Can Help Care For A Patient With Dementia

Caring for someone with dementia requires patience, understanding, and a thoughtful approach to daily routines. As cognitive decline progresses, individuals may struggle with memor...

Living With Alzheimer's

New medications and care models are shaping dementia support and reminding us that the disease is not the person.

How Dementia Drives Food Insecurity for Older Adults

More than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. A significant and often overlooked portion of them live alone — without a spouse, fam...

Raising awareness about dementia

Could advance MAID declarations ease the debate?

Might a declaration, made well ahead of time, that one was willing to consider MAID (Medical Aid in Dying), ease the fears of the MAID opponents, asks Jim Stahl of Orange Village i...

Savvy Senior by Jim Miller How To Make Sure Your End-Of-Life Wishes Are Followed

Savvy Senior by Jim Miller How To Make Sure Your End-Of-Life Wishes Are Followed Dear Savvy Senior, I had a living will/advance directive prepared about 10 years ago documenting my...

5 Types of Medication Used to Treat Sundowning & Difficult Dementia Behaviors

One of the greatest challenges, when it comes to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, is coping with sundowning and with difficult behaviors.  These are symptoms beyond the chr...

Demographic and Conceptual Influences on Dementia Attitudes

As global populations age, dementia remains one of the most pressing public health challenges of the 21st century. Beyond its clinical complexity, dementia carries significant soci...

Why Dementia Training Is a Key Part of Home Care Franchising

Providing care at home requires more than routine assistance. It calls for a deep understanding of complex health conditions, especially those that affect memory and behavior. Deme...

Hanwha Life partners with Severance Hospital on integrated dementia care

Hanwha Life Insurance signed a memorandum of understanding with Severance Hospital to build a more integrated care model for dementia as Korea grapples with the challenges of a rap...

Advancing Alzheimer Disease Prediction With Large Language Model–Based Linguistic Feature Analysis: Development and Vali...

Background: Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with rapidly growing global prevalence. Early detection is critical for timely intervention; yet, con...

When a DNR order becomes a legal liability

A 78-year-old Black woman with advanced heart failure is admitted with shortness of breath. Her admission order set: full code. The next day, after a brief family conversation, a r...

Dementia Specialists Share 3 Foods They Always Tell Patients To Eat More Of

As terrifying as the thought of dementia is, there’s hope in all of the ways we can prevent it. Certain protein sources can lower your dementia risk, as can finding purpose in life...

People living with dementia are too often overlooked | Letters

Readers respond to an article about how people living with the condition are fighting against damaging stereotypesAnne Karpf’s article is a powerful and timely reminder that people...

I’m Still Here Foundation Seeks to Show Older Adults Can ‘Live Well’ With Dementia

A nonprofit aging services organization is committed to helping bring more nonpharmacological engagement programming to older adults living with dementia. Through the I’m Still Her...