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Managing Dementia’s Behaviors

May 3, 2015 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: Here’s a short, easy-to-read primer on caring for and talking with difficult people who have dementia. It is written by the

Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief

April 19, 2015 No Comments

CARE BOOK OF THE WEEK: This book doesn’t tell you how to get your Dad to take a shower. It doesn’t tell you how to

Daily Comforts for Caregivers

April 12, 2015 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: Every day, get a page of refreshing advice along with an inspiring one-line thought. Each of these 365 “Daily Comforts” can

Singing in the Rain – Weathering the Storm of Dementia With Humor, Love, and Patience

January 18, 2015 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: Short emails between 2 women whose husbands have Alzheimer’s make for an easy-reading book on a serious subject. Sprinkled with humor,

The Geography of Memory: A Pilgrimage Through Alzheimer’s

December 28, 2014 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: Walker’s book is written with the soul of a poet–someone unafraid to see both the difficulty and the gift of suffering.

Treasures in the Darkness of Dementia

December 21, 2014 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: Along dementia’s caregiving journey, there may be blessings you never thought could happen. This book is about that very thing. It

Senior Smart Puzzles

November 23, 2014 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK: People with dementia will enjoy these well-balanced challenges. The book’s images are full of yester-year’s classic scenes, with senior-friendly clothing styles,

An Absent Mind

November 9, 2014 No Comments

BEST BOOK OF 2014: This book on dementia is as amazing as it is informative! Through the art of fiction, Eric Rill gives a hard-hitting

How Alzheimer’s Caregivers Steer Clear of Depression

November 5, 2014 No Comments

40% of family caregivers develop depression, which typically leads to care breakdown. Family caregivers who took the START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) course were 7 times

Reporting On His Own Alzheimer’s

November 3, 2014 No Comments

BOOK OF THE WEEK with VIDEO REVIEW: On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer’s is a gripping, fun, heartbreaking and, ultimately, uplifting book. It puts

3 Battery-Operated Dementia Clocks

April 7, 2025

If your loved one asks a little too often, “What’s the time?” “What day is it?”, easily solve the problem with these Battery-Operated Dementia-Calendar-Clocks. No wires, hang them on any wall, stand them on any table.

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PCA Affects Vision Before Memory in Alzheimer’s

April 6, 2025

Why can vision loss come before memory loss in 10% of Alzheimer’s? A new study shows Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a type of Alzheimer’s, distributes proteins differently.

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What Starts Alzheimer’s, What Stops It?

April 4, 2025

VIDEO: Vascular neglect triggers Alzheimer’s decades before symptoms appear. See how to use that knowledge to lower risk and slow its advance.

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85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

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?

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A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

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?

“I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” By Dad with Dementia & Son

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!

Is Alzheimer’s Catchy?

It looks like a sneeze cannot give anyone Alzheimer’s. While Alzheimer’s abnormal disease proteins do spread from cell-to-cell, they are not “infectious”. Check out the facts.