There are over 55 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2020. This number is expected to almost double every 20 years. “Dementia is an umbrella term for types of diseases or syndromes where ...

Agitation is the third most common neuropsychiatric symptom observed in patients with dementia, with 30% of patients ...

And I'm Melissa Block. Do elderly patients with dementia have the mental capacity to consent to sex? When does consensual sex turn into the abuse of someone who's not mentally competent? And how ...

Compared with usual care, a dementia care management program improved various cost of care and utilization metrics in a Medicare managed care population at 12 months. Objectives: To examine a 12-month ...

A retired nurse has called for a hospital ward, which specialised in the care of elderly patients with dementia, to be reopened. Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust recently closed ward 23 at the ...

The finding comes from a study commissioned by Dementia Singapore, which was announced on Oct 14. Read more at ...

The American Academy of Neurology says some with dementia can still drive. April, 12, 2010— -- Having mild dementia is no longer a reason to take away an elderly person's car keys, according to ...

Caring for elderly individuals who remain silent or communicate minimally presents unique challenges for caregivers and health care professionals. Understanding the complex factors behind this silence ...

In trials, the antipsychotic drug brexpiprazole (Rexulti) failed to provide a clinically meaningful benefit and increased the risk of death. Yet the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fast ...