Coping with Distressing Dementia-Related Behaviors “Caring for a person who has dementia may be frustrating, confusing, or upsetting at times,” writes Heidi Godman of Harvard ... [Read More] 11/27/2023 | By Heidi Godman, Harvard Health Blog
How You Can Support an Alzheimer’s Caregiver With an estimated 6.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s and 11 million Americans providing unpaid care for a loved one ... [Read More] 11/17/2023 | By Alzheimer's Association – Eastern North Carolina Chapter
Activities for Dementia Patients: A River Cruise A river cruise in Chicago proved to be among the beneficial activities for dementia patients, with music, dancing, social interaction, ... [Read More] 11/15/2023 | By Shanzeh Ahmad
Five Reasons Alzheimer’s Caregiving is Challenging If you are a caregiver for someone with dementia, such as that Alzheimer’s disease, you know how difficult that can ... [Read More] 11/10/2023 | By Alzheimer's Association – Eastern North Carolina Chapter
Tips to Help Caregivers Maintain Their Well-Being The Alzheimer’s Association offers seven tips to help Alzheimer’s caregivers balance competing priorities while maintaining their overall health and well-being. ... [Read More] 11/3/2023 | By Alzheimer's Association – Eastern North Carolina Chapter
BoundaryCare App to Monitor Loved Ones with Dementia Inspired by the challenging of protecting a family member with memory issues, a father and son have developed an app ... [Read More] 9/15/2023 | By Katy Read, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Smell Therapy to Minimize Memory Loss and Dementia The link between smell and memory goes beyond the occasional nostalgic whiff! Research has demonstrated that smell therapy can minimize ... [Read More] 8/28/2023 | By Steven Marshall
Memory Loss Concerns: Forgetfulness or a Problem? DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have memory loss concerns for my mom. She is in her 80s, and I’ve noticed that ... [Read More] 8/1/2023 | By Kari Mongeon Wahlen
Two New Alzheimer’s Drugs Two new Alzheimer’s drugs, lecanemab and donanemab, promise to delay the loss of memory and thinking skills that mark Alzheimer’s ... [Read More] 7/18/2023 | By Annie Tobey
Lecanemab Approved for Early Stage Alzheimer’s Patients with early stage Alzheimer’s disease have a new treatment option. On July 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug ... [Read More] 7/7/2023 | By Annie Tobey