A new simulation of how the costs and the course of the dementia epidemic affect U.S. families finds that neurodegenerative conditions can more than double the health care expenditures of aging and ...

I often remind myself that the next time my grandpa and I go out for pancakes, he might not recognize me. I've gotten used to the grimaces associated with telling people he has Lewy body dementia, a ...

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. After retiring from full-time teaching, I began volunteering at our local hospice, where monthly training furthered our expertise working ...

"Very eye-opening": A new simulation program helps families and caregivers better understand what life is like for loved ones who are living with dementia.

Behind the home want to break stereotypes such as dementia only affects memory, senses like vision and feeling are impacted too, and it's hard to differentiate outside noises from conversations. Those ...

Take the free UNI Dementia Simulation challenge. Get a glimpse of what it's like to live with dementia. Because dementia is so often misunderstood, the University of Northern Iowa's Gerontology ...

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – About 7 million people suffer from dementia in the United States. Despite how common it may be, it’s still a challenge for many people to understand what it’s like to live with ...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Five minutes is plenty of time for those trying out what it's like to live with dementia. Once-familiar carpeted hallways transform into a maze with no solution. Locating a coffee ...

BUFORD, Ga. — Former President Jimmy Carter has been on home hospice care for more than three months now. It’s helping bust the myth that hospice care is only for the last few hours or days of someone ...

A new simulation of the dementia epidemic estimates the economic impact the disease has on households and public insurance programs and provides a tool for projecting the impact that different ...