In increasingly changing extended family life situations where home care for dementia patients has, and is becoming a major challenge, anecdotal evidence relating to how even dementia afflicted ...

SINGAPORE: When an elderly man developed dementia, a court appointed his eldest ... the correct decision as to who should look after (the patient) is far more important than a convenient outcome ...

It’s best to keep the dementia patient’s surroundings as simple as possible, according to Dr. Tina Sadarangani, an NYU professor, board-certified geriatric nurse practitioner, and founder of ...

An 85-year-old woman living with Alzheimer's finds solace and memory recall through singing, participating in a dementia-friendly carol service. A Leicestershire woman who is living with dementia has ...

A Leicestershire woman who is living with dementia has said singing is like therapy to her. Evelyn Cudworth was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's after her family noticed her memory had started ...

Dementia is a devastating condition that impacts up to 10 percent of older adults. And while there's no cure, getting diagnosed early can help patients get on a treatment plan and families prepare.

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“We realized that her home had been sold because she had dementia and was in a nursing home,” Weaver said. “However, after the sale of her home, there was $27,932.24 that was owed to her and ...

For a dementia patient, holding a robotic dog or cat can provide soothing moments in the life of a person whose loss of memory and other mental faculties is interfering with daily life.

Bernardo said he’s not aware of the front-door code and instructions ever being used successfully by a dementia or Alzheimer’s patient, although he agreed the front door is only staffed until ...

More than double the number of cancer patients in Singapore die of the disease compared with those in Australia and the United States. In Asia, Singapore also fares worse than South Korea and ...

He advised patients with concerns to discuss them with their doctor to weigh the pros and cons of their treatment. The study involved 58,769 dementia patients, with an average age of 82 ...