
Redesigning a Home for Dementia Care
DESIGN: See this video packed with great examples of home design for dementia. These insights can make a world of difference.

DESIGN: See this video packed with great examples of home design for dementia. These insights can make a world of difference.

For Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, spread this video to raise awareness of simple things you can do to prevent Alzheimer’s.

See how The Virtual Forest Project lifts people with dementia.

DIAGNOSIS: As we age, we change. Learn to spot changes that are Alzheimer’s warning signs, versus changes that just mean a person is aging nicely.

VIDEO ON SUNDOWNING: See UCLA’s Dementia Care Program deal with end-of-day agitation and irritability, known as “Sundowning”. A caregiver asks, “My loved one’s behavior tends to get worse when the sun starts to go down. He appears exhausted and restless. What can I do to get him through this time of the day?”

MUSIC VIDEO: Dedicated to every sweetheart with dementia, to let them know how much they are loved.

NEUROPROTECTIVE HOLIDAY RECIPE: Brain-healthy pumpkin pie gets a new twist with a crunchy, neuroprotective walnut streusel topping. Try this easy recipe that starts with a store-bought pie crust!

CURCUMIN (FROM TURMERIC) destroys Alzheimer’s plaque. Japanese researchers are developing an atomizer that generates a curcumin aerosol to get it past the blood-brain barrier barrier. Find out more.

Damon McLeese is teaching Alzheimer’s patients to leverage their power to forget, by forgetting to “stay within the lines,” using graffiti. See Damon tell the heartwarming story of his latest collaboration.

MISDIAGNOSIS? Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is often mistaken for Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. People typically go through 18 months and 3 doctors to get a correct diagnosis. Learn what to do about it.

TEEPA SNOW explains how to handle caregiver stress that is brought on by challenging behaviors in dementias such as Alzheimer’s.

Mother and daughter with quote: “There is a special joy that comes when you do something just to be kind.”

The drugs, called NRTIs, have the potential to prevent a million cases of Alzheimer’s every year, the researchers believe.

SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.

Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?

An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?

Enjoy this great duet between a musician with dementia and his son. A triumph of spirit over Alzheimer’s! Sing-a-long if you like!
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This site was inspired by my Mom’s autoimmune dementia.
It is a place where we separate out the wheat from the chafe, the important articles & videos from each week’s river of news. Google gets a new post on Alzheimer’s or dementia every 7 minutes. That can overwhelm anyone looking for help. This site filters out, focuses on and offers only the best information. It has helped hundreds of thousands of people since it debuted in 2007. Thanks to our many subscribers for your supportive feedback.
The site is dedicated to all those preserving the dignity of the community of people living with dementia.
Peter Berger, Editor