Redirecting loved ones and patients with dementia can often be a successful strategy to use when managing challenging behaviors. Because people with dementia cannot always communicate what they want, ...

Village Caregiving reports that frontotemporal dementia is a progressive brain disease affecting behavior, speech, and memory ...

I’ve often been asked to address how to deal with a person with a mental illness or a substance abuse issue who is very symptomatic and who may be displaying unusual, disruptive or challenging ...

Dear Carol: My dad is in mid-stage Alzheimer’s and dealing with his late-day anxiety is driving me to the edge. For most of the day, as long as I remember what I’ve learned about caring for someone ...

Dementia affects millions globally, impacting not just memory but emotional well-being, relationships and daily life. While occasional forgetfulness is common with aging, certain behavioral changes ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Caring for a loved one with dementia can be challenging—especially in public settings where unexpected behaviors might cause confusion or misunderstanding. That’s where Caregiver ...

Inappropriate sexual behavior occurs in about a quarter of people with dementia. It can be treated with behavioral interventions and medications. Up to 1 in 4 people with dementia will display ...

Daily and hazardous drinking among family caregivers of people with dementia was significantly and independently linked with increased odds of abusive and neglectful behaviors, a new study finds. The ...

Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is a brain disease that’s often misunderstood. It’s actually the second most common type of ...

A new Cochrane review has found evidence that music-based therapy may benefit people living with dementia, particularly by improving symptoms of depression. Dementia is a collective term for ...