Here are a smattering of resources focused on dementia and Alzheimer’s care.
*Voices of the Experts—this section highlights the true experts—those with a lived experience of dementia.
*Articles & Updates
- ‘They listen very well’: Va. students record dementia patients’ stories (Mar. 27)
- Hearing loss and dementia can go hand in hand (Mar. 26)
- Letters: hospital no place for those with dementia (Mar. 24)
- Virtual reality headsets transcend from gaming to helping users experience dementia firsthand (Mar. 23)
- Jogging their memories: ‘Vintage room’ aims to help residents remember the past (Mar. 21)
- Martin County firefighters handing out stickers for homes with dementia patients (Mar. 20)
- Alliance for Aging Research Releases Survey Results Highlighting Public Interest in Detecting Alzheimer’s disease Early and Participating in Clinical Trials. (Mar. 20)
- Meet Tombot, the robotic Labrador puppy designed to combat dementia (Mar. 20)
- Sandra Day O’Connor and Alzheimer’s: A Personal Story (Mar. 19)
- Stepping Into Dementia’s Reality: Real-Life Advice From Teepa Snow (Mar. 19)
- A path forward for dementia research: Highlights from the 2019 ADRD Summit (Mar. 19)
- Is It Alzheimer’s Or Another Dementia? The Right Answer Matters (Mar. 18)
- The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow (Mar. 18)
- Deaths From Dementia Have More Than Doubled In US, Report Says (Mar. 17)
- Dementia villages allow residents to roam (Mar. 17)
- DemVR Hackathon Aims To Create VR Experiences For People With Dementia (Mar. 17)
- Doctors concerned about low use of early dementia testing (Mar. 16)
- Specialized memory communities growing because of Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia (Mar. 16)
- Dementia Related Deaths In US Have Doubled In Recent Years Says CDC Report (Mar. 16)
- Kentucky nursing homes use $750K in penalty dollars to stage series of ambitious plays with residents (Mar. 14)
- Falling in love while caring for your spouse with Alzheimer’s disease (Mar. 12)
- Where improv meets dementia: Play along with your partner’s strange conversation (Mar. 11)
- Efforts Continue to Reduce Antipsychotic Usage (Mar. 8)
- Data sharing uncovers five new risk genes for Alzheimer’s disease (Feb. 28)
- Living with Dementia, Part III (Feb. 20)
*Resources