How One Caregiver Is Navigating a Loved One's Dementia
She's spent many hours doing research and speaking with other caregivers to find her way to resources designed to help ...
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A Walk In The Park Provides Awareness About Dementia, Alzheimer’s
It wasn’t about raising money but awareness of dementia and Alzheimer’s that recently drew a large crowd to World War II ...
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Granddaughter reminds grandma with dementia how beautiful she is
Corrie Sterling-Mundy regularly shares videos of herself on TikTok caring for her grandmother, who has dementia. One recent ...
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Sleepiness During the Day May Be Tied to Pre-Dementia Syndrome Nov. 6, 2024 — Older people who are sleepy during the day or lack enthusiasm for activities due to sleep issues may be more likely ...
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Global runner takes on Madison Marathon to raise dementia awareness in honor of grandpa
A runner who has traveled the world on a mission to combat dementia made his first-ever trip to Wisconsin, competing in the Madison Marathon on Sunday. Some people run to stay in shape, others to help ...
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Oxford-based law firm hosts dementia awareness event
Thirty-five professionals have gathered to gain a better understanding of how dementia impacts people, both professionally and personally. Regional law firm Gardner Leader, which has an office in ...
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Alone with dementia: Solo adults often slip through caregiving cracks
It’s estimated that at least 4.3 million people 55 or older in the United States with cognitive impairment or dementia live alone. Denise Baker, a former CIA analyst who lives alone in Asheville ...
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Ipoh trivia night to fund dementia awareness activities
Lum said the aim was to raise about RM6,000, to hold future awareness programmes about persons with dementia. “It is a conservative target as this is our first major event. “The funds will be ...
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Study: People with dementia more apt to be admitted to nursing homes with lower star ratings
People living with dementia are less likely to be admitted to high-rated nursing homes compared to people who don’t have the disease, a new study finds. Researchers looked at admission to ...
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When Dementia Changes a Loved One’s Personality
More than 11 million adults in the United States are caring for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. In addition to memory loss, most people with dementia will ...
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Serious infections linked to dementia risk, study shows
In turn, most of these infections associated with brain atrophy seem to be risk factors for dementia, according to the researchers’ analyses of the UK Biobank data of 495,896 subjects and a ...
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Dementia risk could be higher for older adults who experience this type of injury, study finds
Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older adults. That’s according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open last month. "This study quantifies a ...