Creative storytelling can help seniors when they start to lose their memory due to dementia. By giving seniors with dementia the opportunity to write new narratives, creative storytelling may help give back a bit of what the disease steals from them.
5 CommentsThe Memory Café sounds like the name of a 1950s diner, but this term is the official moniker of a new breed of social gathering for seniors and their caregivers that has begun cropping up around the country.
6 CommentsCognitive reserve allows the brain to retain its functionality despite the onset of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. When built throughout a person's lifetime, cognitive reserve can help dely the dementia symptoms of cognitive impairment and memory loss.
5 CommentsOlder women who suffer from sleep apnea are more than twice as likely to develop dementia as those who don't.
0 CommentsApathy, depression, and anxiety are some of the personality changes associated with the first signs of dementia.
14 CommentsMusic, videos and pictures have been shown to help people with Alzheimer's disease recall bits of their past experiences. Watching current events together might spark long-forgotten, treasured memories.
0 CommentsIs an elderly loved one becoming increasingly moody? Tense? Using profanity? Exhibiting more bizarre behavior? These symptoms could be signs of Alzheimer's disease.
15 CommentsAccording to a recent CDC survey, baby boomers experiencing memory troubles may be hesitant to seek medical help.
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