The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library is partnering with the Region 9 Area Agency on Aging to provide family caregivers with resources, tools, and information. Family caregivers can ...

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are linked to new cases of dementia, use of home care services and admission to long-term care, according to an October study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...

WEST DOVER — Families are upset by a recent change that will prioritize kids of employees for placements at Mount Snow Child Care and leave other parents with a limited choice of local options.

Lyndsey Collins-Praino receives funding from the National Health and Medical Council, the Medical Research Future Fund, the Australian Research Council and various philanthropic organisations. In ...

This article addresses the question: How should caregivers ethically respond when a person with dementia expresses present preferences that conflict with their past values? In this article, I argue ...

MOREHEAD CITY — After Josef Ann Smith's husband, Gary Tew, died from Alzheimer's disease on July 6, she launched a mission to help others facing the struggles of acute memory loss and the toll it ...

Karlawish is a professor of medicine, medical ethics, health policy, and neurology at the University of Pennsylvania. Welcome to Neurotransmissions, a new column on dementia from Jason Karlawish. This ...

I’ve never been more alarmed about the state of our democracy. The U.S. is sliding toward authoritarianism faster than ever, while corporate media turns a blind eye. That’s why Common Dreams exists—to ...

About a month after her mother moved into an Elmhurst memory care facility, Gail Bekin bought her a doll, hoping it would relieve some agitation. “She never put it down,” Bekin said. Bekin recognized ...

"We wouldn't have got married if we weren't able to have mum there with us," the bride said Dormy Care Communities Rachel Berry decided to tie the knot with her husband, Mike, at the care home where ...