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How Alzheimer’s and Dementia Change the Brain

How Alzheimer’s and Dementia Change the Brain

The brain contains tens of billions of neurons that process and transmit information. These neurons communicate not just between different…
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Strength in Community: The Benefits of Joining a Dementia Support Group

Strength in Community: The Benefits of Joining a Dementia Support Group

Caring for a loved one with dementia can be a challenging and often overwhelming experience. As a caregiver, you may feel alone in your…
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Managing Caregiver Burnout

Managing Caregiver Burnout

As the population grows older and healthcare costs rise, family members are taking on bigger caregiving responsibilities. In the United…
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What is Hospice Care, and When Should Caregivers Consider it?

What is Hospice Care, and When Should Caregivers Consider it?

As a patient’s dementia progresses, they will experience a decline in their physical and mental abilities. This can lead to an inability to…
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When to Move a Dementia Patie

When to Move a Dementia Patie

It can be difficult to figure out the right time to transition a dementia patient to assisted living. While assisted living will not be…
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Choosing the Right Living Facility For Your Loved One with Dementia

Choosing the Right Living Facility For Your Loved One with Dementia

Many of us make it a goal to directly support our parents, grandparents, and other elderly loved ones for as long as possible. However, for…
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Taking Care of a Loved One with Dementia During Hospitalization

Taking Care of a Loved One with Dementia During Hospitalization

A hospital visit can be an incredibly stressful endeavor for a person with dementia. Depending on the stage of dementia, new, loud, and…
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Supporting a Dementia Patient with Hallucinations, Delusions, and Paranoia

Supporting a Dementia Patient with Hallucinations, Delusions, and Paranoia

As dementia is a condition that affects the brain, people diagnosed with it are liable to experience paranoia, hallucinations, or delusions…
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Choosing an Adult Daycare Center for Your Alzheimer’s Patient

Choosing an Adult Daycare Center for Your Alzheimer’s Patient

No matter how great of a caregiver you are for your loved one with dementia, there will be times when you’ll need to take a break. For…
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How to Manage Repetition in a Loved One with Dementia

How to Manage Repetition in a Loved One with Dementia

You may notice your dementia patient has begun repeating the same stories or activities frequently. They may even undo an activity or chore…
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How to Manage Irritability and Agitated Behavior in Your Dementia Patient

How to Manage Irritability and Agitated Behavior in Your Dementia Patient

Irritability and agitation may become frequent occurrences as a patient’s dementia progresses. There are many common signs associated with…
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Your Dementia Patient and the Holidays

Your Dementia Patient and the Holidays

In the hustle and bustle of the busy holiday season, it can be easy to accidentally exclude your loved one in the chaos of planning and…
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My Dementia Patient Has Started Wandering Around. Why?

My Dementia Patient Has Started Wandering Around. Why?

Wandering is a common symptom of dementia patients, often caused by your loved one looking for someone or something they have lost (or…
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Managing Changes in Behavior of a Person With Dementia

Managing Changes in Behavior of a Person With Dementia

Gradually, a person diagnosed with dementia may show signs of troubling, unusual, and unpredictable behavior. For example, a person with…
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How to Communicate with Someone with Dementia

How to Communicate with Someone with Dementia

While communicating with someone with MCI, dementia, and other types of memory loss can be challenging, the appropriate approaches can help…
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How Can You Care For And Help A Caregiver?

How Can You Care For And Help A Caregiver?

One of the most important aspects of ensuring the long-term care of a family member with dementia is ensuring that their primary…
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Genetic Factors That Determine The Risk Of Alzheimer’s

Genetic Factors That Determine The Risk Of Alzheimer’s

Marvel actor and Thor star Chris Hemsworth made headlines recently as he announced a break from acting due to the discovery that he is at…
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Famous Celebrities With Alzheimer’s

Famous Celebrities With Alzheimer’s

President Ronald Reagan declared November to be National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in 1983, when around 2 million Alzheimer’s cases were…
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Caring for a Physically Disabled Loved One with D

Caring for a Physically Disabled Loved One with D

As the vast majority of people diagnosed with dementia are seniors, it is likely your loved one may be dealing with a physical disability…
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My Dementia Patient Can’t Ever Tell What Time it Is. Why?

My Dementia Patient Can’t Ever Tell What Time it Is. Why?

The human brain can perceive time through two methods — the capability of telling what time it is, both inherent and learned, and the…
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