Category: Memory Care / Alzheimers / Dementia

If you've noticed changes in your aging parent's personality, you might be confused and a bit worried. The underlying reasons behind personality changes in an aging parent can include: Health conditions Medications Hearing and vision problems Psychological factors Cognitive decline Life transitions While personality shifts can feel alarming and raise questions about what’s normal in…

Memory care provides compassionate, personalized care for people with dementia and other cognitive conditions. The comprehensive care and supervision provided in memory care programs can also provide some relief for the family and loved ones of people with dementia.  Memory care focuses on providing a structured environment and engaging activities to help stimulate cognitive abilities…

Being the caregiver for a parent after their dementia diagnosis can be extremely rewarding. It offers a way for you to give back to a person who's given you so much. However, dementia isn't always the easiest condition. It can pose unique challenges every day that make it difficult to manage alone. So how do…

USA Today reports that a study completed by University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom found a link between dementia and several commonly used medications including anticholinergic drugs like antidepressants, bladder antimuscarinics, antipsychotics and antiephileptic drugs "which resulted in nearly 50% increased odds of dementia." The following article and study "strongly warns people against stopping any of…