Supporting loved ones with dementia in a home environment takes ... When surroundings remain unchanged, patients experience less disorientation and anxiety. Consider using contrasting colors ...

Ahead, we’ll explore what we know about what dementia patients might think about and other important things to know about living with dementia. If you’ve ever found yourself lost in thought ...

Dementia is a neurodegenerative disease that has several forms, symptoms, and causes. There’s no cure, but researchers are looking into effective treatments and ways to prevent it. It’s ...

How Dementia Affects the Brain's Ability to Empathize Dec. 3, 2024 — Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study has now shown that these patients do not ...

A recent case involving an aged care nurse mistreating a dementia patient’s therapy doll highlights the importance of appropriate training and support for care workers in this area. For those ...

Caregivers of dementia patients experience high strain. Caring for dementia patients is overwhelming for caregivers. They experiences physical, emotional and economic pressures. There is no ...

For dementia patients, stress becomes a self-conscious reaction because the brain is unaware of what is going on around them. “It’s as if they are lost in the woods with no GPS,” Pauldurai said.

But medical specialists who work with dementia patients say the findings are similar to what they see in practice. Why Slow Walking Could Be A Dementia Warning Sign Sleep Apnea Linked To Higher ...

A trivia night will be held in Ipoh, Perak, to raise funds for people with dementia. Organising chairman Simon Lum said the event by Dementia Society Perak, Dementia Cafe of Ipoh and Santunan ...

A recent case involving an aged care nurse mistreating a dementia patient's therapy doll highlights the importance of appropriate training and support for care workers in this area. For those who do ...

Using data from a long-term U.S. survey, it found that newly diagnosed dementia patients are far more likely to act, noting that 25% of respondents sought financial help from children, compared to ...

An international research team, led by the University of Wollongong (UOW), has found wearable organic X-ray sensors could offer safer radiotherapy protocols for cancer patients. More than 400 ...