Aggressive behaviours in dementia encompass a range of verbal and physical actions that arise from underlying cognitive decline, unmet needs, environmental stressors and neuropsychiatric changes.

Wandering in individuals with dementia encompasses aimless or disoriented locomotion that can pose serious health and safety risks, including falls, exposure to adverse environments and separation ...

Sheryl A. Oglesby is a certified dementia practitioner, certified Montessori dementia care professional and a certified ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -The number of older people, including those living with dementia, is rising, even as younger age mortality declines. What can we do to prevent being part of the statistics of ...

Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things. In reality, individuals with dementia will not only experience issues in ...

With dementia cases expected to nearly triple worldwide by 2050, researchers are increasingly focused on identifying ways to ...

—Managing agitation in nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias could be improved by augmenting Minimum Data Set data with information from electronic medical records.

Background Hearing loss (HL) imposes a substantial burden on families and society and is the largest modifiable risk factor for dementia. As a practical and non-invasive approach to managing HL, ...

Because of its often slowly progressive nature, dementia is often included among chronic disease management programs. Yet, for many reasons, its management demands different approaches. With the rise ...

Too much sedentary activity has been found to increase the risk of developing dementia. But a new study suggests that sitting with a pair of knitting needles, rather than just watching TV, can stave ...

Is it Alzheimer’s or vascular dementia? A top neurologist explains the "hidden" signs of the second most common type of ...

Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things. In reality, individuals with dementia will not only experience issues in ...