Older people living with dementia require ongoing support, understanding, and care. For many family members, caring for their loved one brings many responsibilities. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming.

If we haven’t been touched by Alzheimer’s directly, we know someone who has. In fact, more than 7 million Americans aged 65 and older have developed the disease. Compounding this already sobering stat ...

I think my partner is slipping away from me, and I do not know how to reach for her without breaking both our hearts. My wife, “Laura,” is 68. We have been together for 40 years. She has always been ...

A terrible irony of dementia — which can result in the inability to recognize people and places — is that the condition ...

Dementia cases continue to rise in the U.S., with people over age 55 facing a 42% risk of developing the condition in their lifetime. A recent study led by Johns Hopkins predicted half a million ...

Dear Carol: My mom is in mid-stage Alzheimer’s, so she has fidgety hands. Even though I lotion her skin regularly, she’ll zero in on a random spot on her arm and pick it open. I’ve contacted the ...

Dementia is a syndrome caused by various brain diseases and disorders. Some of these causes are treatable, and all can ...

UK's cold snap could make things harder for people with dementia, Alzheimer’s Society has warned - here's what you can do to ...

Dementia has long been framed as a slow, irreversible loss of neurons, but a new line of research is shifting attention to ...

A large Swedish study reported a lower risk of dementia among middle-aged and older adults who consumed higher amounts of ...