3. July
Relaxation techniques decrease anxiety in dementia
Acupressure and Montessori-based activities decrease agitation in institutionalized residents with dementia, ...
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25. June
Full active life benefits the aging brain: report
There is strong evidence that staying intellectually, physically and socially active can prevent people from losing their mental s ...
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25. June
Mental decline may shorten life for seniors
Older people with impaired thinking or "cognitive" function are at greater risk of dying within a few years than those with intact ...
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24. June
Alzheimer's prognosis not dependent on race
Alzheimer's disease and milder forms of dementia are associated with an increased risk of death, but contrary to some earlier repo ...
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23. June
Study reveals predictors of maintaining cognitive function in old age
A decline in cognitive function with age is not inevitable, according to a new study that showed that many adults maintain their ...
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Answered on 22. May
end dementia
i have cared for my mum of 91 years of age for ten years but i still do ...
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Answered on 28. April
FTD
My hubby has been diagonised with FTD he is 57. They have put him on Ar ...
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Answered on 24. February
trouble with insomnia
My dear grandma has been trouble with insomnia almost two years.She is ...
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Answered on 16. January
frontal temporal dementia
I was told by the neosurgeon that my husband brain was shinking, he is ...
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Answered on 25. November
What rights do you have in a nursing home?
My mum has dementia and is now totally dependant after suffering a stroke e ...
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Answered on 28. October
Coming in and out of "reality"
Hi there, My Mom is in a SNF after a fall at home 2 weeks ago. Noth ...
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Answered on 23. October
end stage dementia
why the patients with end stage dementia stop eating; is it because of ...
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