While caring for individuals with dementia and their families for many years as a nurse and managing memory care communities, I learned that understanding individuals with behaviors is their way of ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, ...

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of brain disorders you may not have heard of and may never encounter firsthand. So, why pay attention to this “rare“ dementia? Because for those affected—and ...

There are plenty of reason you might feel off in the late afternoon and evening. Maybe you’re mentally wiped after socializing all day, or your brain is fried from hours of work. If you got up early, ...

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 ...

“Most studies included in our scoping review suggested that there were significant effects from the environment on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Better understanding of ...

When most people think of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, they probably think of memory loss first. But dementia also changes the way a person behaves, whether it makes them quick to get ...

If you have a loved one with dementia, you know how painful it is to watch their cognition, behavior, and body slowly decline. Maybe they still remember your name or a meal you shared decades ago, but ...

The global burden of dementia is growing as populations age, straining health systems and families and demanding stronger ...