Frontotemporal dementia tests are usually requested too late, or not at all. “Dad Just Doesn’t Care Anymore.” That’s what my cousin said after her father cracked a wildly inappropriate joke during dinner. She didn’t know what to say. It wasn’t just a one-time thing. He was forgetting to pay bills, leaving the stove on, and…
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There are some simple and clever ways how technology use may lower dementia rates in seniors. My mom never liked screens. Even the microwave was too much once it started beeping erratically. But after Dad passed, she kept reaching for her phone like it owed her something. The video call icon is glowing faintly, waiting.…
Dementia caregivers are often seen, but seldom get the recognition they deserve. Inside one of our memory care homes, a resident was waiting. For someone. For something. She didn’t know anymore. But her hands remained folded in her lap, her gaze fixed on the door as if the world might make sense again at any…
There’s further scientific evidence that too much sleep could be a sign of dementia in senior women. Margaret had always been a force—stitching old stories into new quilts, filling her home with the scent of rosemary and warm bread. But lately, afternoons swallowed her whole. She’d sink into her chair, her body curled in on…
How can advanced care planning in dementia change the game for families dealing with this brutal disease? Simple—without a plan, you’re gambling with the future. Dementia doesn’t wait, doesn’t slow down, and doesn’t care if you’re “not ready.” This disease strips away memory, decision-making, and independence. And if you don’t lock in your choices while…