Last week, the Biden administration announced several nursing home reforms that will improve staffing and accountability at nursing homes throughout the country. Advocates are calling these the most significant reforms in … [Read more...]
Significant Improvements to the Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents
July 5, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The Doorway Effect: Why Moving Can Be Especially Challenging for Those with Dementia
July 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Q. The other day, I was watching TV when a commercial came on and I went to change channels, but the remote was nowhere to be found. I called my wife in the other room, and she told me that she thought she saw the remote in the … [Read more...]
Critter Corner: Travel Can Be a Form of Therapy for People with Dementia
July 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Dear Hayek, I read that people with dementia have a hard time with change of location and routine. But I have also heard that travel can be a good form of therapy for someone with dementia. How can both of these things be … [Read more...]
The Alzheimer’s Mystery: Why Do Some People with “Alzheimer’s Brain” Never Show Symptoms?
June 28, 2022 by Leave a Comment
It is a little known and greatly mysterious fact that many people whose brains show the classic neuropathological symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease — amyloid plaques and tau tangles — never develop dementia or show any outward signs … [Read more...]
Should People with Dementia Be Able to Die with Dignity?
June 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Q. During a conversation the other night, my father said that if he was ever diagnosed with dementia that he wouldn’t want to live that way or burden the family. I know that Death with Dignity is legal in a growing number of … [Read more...]
Critter Corner: Are Swearing, Bad Parking, and Being Overly Generous Signs of Alzheimer’s?
June 24, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Dear Angel, I heard recently that swearing, bad parking, and being overly generous, among other things, are all possible signs of Alzheimer’s. This is particularly scary, because my husband and I do all these things sometimes. … [Read more...]
Part 2: How to Respond When a Person with Dementia Asks if Someone Has Died
June 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
What should you do when your loved one with dementia believes someone who has been dead for years is still alive? When they ask about them, what do you say? When they think they see them, should you tell them the person isn't … [Read more...]
