N avigating the final stages for a loved one with dementia can be an emotional and challenging experience. Recognizing the signs and knowing how to offer compassionate care can ease the journey ...

More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, but that doesn't mean they all face the same daily challenges. Alzheimer's symptoms differ from one person ...

Care giving in the late stages According to the Alzheimer's Society, the later stages will be the most difficult, as your loved one is now very frail and relies on you for most of their daily care.

Many people immediately think of memory loss as a sign of dementia, and while it maybe, there are other important symptoms that could go unnoticed in its early stages ...

Like many teenagers, Abbey Osborne didn’t have a deep understanding of dementia when she took a job as a care companion to an 85-year-old man.

Today's column continues through the Senior Gems approach to care based on the Allen Cognitive Disability Theory. My previous columns discussed the first five stages - Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald ...

The first stage of actual dementia, or the diamond stage, occurs when cognitive changes are no longer normal. We use the diamond as the gem to represent this stage because diamonds are still clear ...

For a person with dementia, the link between aggressive behavior and physical pain is strong only in the condition's advanced stages, University of Florida researchers have found.