There's a clear downside to the Norwegian policy that encourages allowing elderly people to live at home for as long as ...

Elizabeth Collins was arrested for domestic violence after allegedly attacking her husband. Advocates say she can get out of ...

Restaurant owners and staffers are trained in how to best serve diners with dementia as part of the dementia-friendly dining ...

In a recent doctoral thesis from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), more than 500 caregivers describe ...

Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the ...

To deny this as self-indulgence is to misread not just the emotional landscape of dementia, but its existential core: the ...

One of the most common causes of dementia in younger people is Alzheimer’s disease. It works similarly to Alzheimer’s in ...

A surprising new study suggests that dementia risk has declined with each generation. However, there are good reasons to be ...

In summary, dementia in the elderly is caused by a complex mix of factors. Brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, problems with blood flow, genetics, and lifestyle habits all play a part. Scientists are ...

Why it matters. As people get older, their financial management skills start to deteriorate.The combination of a lifelong accumulation of wealth, declining financial abilities and a lack of ...