Alzheimer’s disease is the major cause of progressive memory loss in people over the age of 65. It is a degenerative disease and usually starts with slight memory loss which eventually leads to
Ten Tips for Communicating with a Person with Dementia
We aren’t born knowing how to communicate with a person with dementia but we can learn. Improving your communication skills will help make caregiving less stressful and will likely improve the quality
10 Early Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s & Dementia
1. Recent memory loss that affects job skills
2. Difficulty performing familiar tasks
3. Problems with language
4. Disorientation of time and place
5. Poor or decreased judgment
6. Problems with abstr
Computer Use and Exercise May Fight Memory Loss
Using a computer may protect against memory loss late in life, as long as you also make sure to exercise, a new study suggests.
In the study, which included older adults, computer use and exercise red