You could call him right now and ask him what the date is, and he wouldn’t be able to recall it for you,” the son said of his 80-year-old father.

TEN years ago the documentary Alive Inside showed what music can do for dementia patients. In the film, a 90-year-old woman apologises for her inability to recall events. “I can’t remember ...

The son of an elderly Florida man says he was shocked to find an $8,500 charge on his dad’s credit card from a matchmaking service — given his pop has dementia and couldn’t go on a date if ...

She contacted charity The Alzheimer's Society, and they suggested a new type of card by a firm ... but difficulting having conversation would be more indicative of dementia. Katie Puckering ...

So, music is likely to continue to be a useful medical treatment for people with dementia. But based on what we know so far, it’s important that it comes from the patient’s own music ...

will host a free community conversation on Friday, Oct. 18, at noon. Attendees will learn what’s new and what’s true about medications for memory, other aspects of cognition and dementia ...

Dementia is not one specific ... Keep the room quiet, so the patient can be as comfortable as possible. Keep up basic conversation, using short, simple phrases and giving the patient ample time ...

i spoke to Emily Hindle, policy manager at Alzheimer’s Society, to establish what the Government can do to help dementia patients and their families. During the election, Labour promised to ...

finds evidence that MS patients are less likely to have amyloid plaques, a hallmark of ... Alzheimer's Drug May Slow Down Cognitive Decline in Dementia With Lewy Bodies Aug. 23, 2024 — Dementia ...

At his clinic, patients ... conversation.” Parts of the brain that control smell, known as the olfactory system, are among some of the first areas damaged in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia ...