The $40 million Agrace Dementia Village, to be built on the hospital's 6-acre campus, will instead offer a true village, one ...

Many people ignore symptoms of hearing loss, but left untreated, it can increase both mental strain and dementia risk.

SENSE Cog pilot shows sensory intervention is feasible in dementia care, improving uptake of glasses and hearing aids in long ...

Dementia is an umbrella term to describe cognitive (thinking) problems that are severe enough to affect everyday life. There ...

“People with Alzheimer’s dementia tend to maintain their social graces until relatively late in the disease,” Duxbury said. “They can make small talk and be polite and sit next to someone and ...

Older Medicare patients with dementia are less likely to receive high-quality home healthcare than those without dementia, with significant variations in the quality of care for dementia patients ...

Wandering, and "elopement," are frightening and dangerous behaviors by people with dementia. For some families, it is the ...

The 90-year-old has been placed in a care facility due to the progression of his condition ...

A total of 56.2% of Danish patients with dementia experienced polypharmacy — using five or more prescription drugs, according to a February study published in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy.

Shari Bailey is familiar with the chuckles when she talks about elopement -- but it refers to people with autism or dementia who run or wander off, often with tragic results. For Bailey, whose ...