Alzheimer’ (AFA) is advising their family caregivers about important steps they should take to reduce the risk of wandering.
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America offers several tips to keep people living with dementia safe during the winter.
Health experts say extreme cold is considered the deadliest form of weather, causing more fatalities than heat, floods or storms.
Everyone is a little bit Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, including those living with dementia, which is why the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging caregivers to follow the I.R.I.S.H.
For many, the holiday season is a joyful time to gather and celebrate with loved ones. It’s a time for sharing and reconnecting, often with larger groups — and occasional commotion. However, for ...
Different communication styles are needed for the progressive phases of dementia. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images R. Amanda Cooper, University of Connecticut Every three seconds, someone in ...
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is offering tips for celebrating the holidays with a family member or friend who is living with dementia. Jennifer Reeder is the ...
Do: Keep decorations simple. Decorating is part of the holiday season fun, however, too much stimulation may be challenging for someone with dementia. Keep decorations festive, but simple. Instead of ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is hoping to help families caring for someone with dementia while celebrating Thanksgiving. The foundation issued five tips that ...
NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — School is underway and the summer is almost over. But one holiday coming up in two weeks offers many families one last chance to get away and take a mini-vacation: Labor Day.
With the holiday season in full swing, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is offering six tips to help the millions of Americans caring for a loved one with dementia celebrate the holidays ...
The Fourth of July wouldn’t be complete without a helping of hotdogs, burgers and, of course, good ole’ TNT fireworks to celebrate America’s independence. While a burst of crackling lights can be ...
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