Across the world, domestic abuse affects one in three women, and every three seconds, someone develops dementia. Yet despite the prevalence of both these issues, little attention is given to what ...

Landings Credit Union in Arizona was recently certified as "dementia-friendly" after its staff was trained to watch for financial abuse and other problems caused by Alzheimer's. With cases of dementia ...

In a recent doctoral thesis from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), more than 500 caregivers describe the extent to which they have subjected elderly people with dementia ...

January 27, 2009 — About one-third of family caregivers admit to abusive behavior toward their family member with dementia, mainly verbal abuse, a new survey suggests. Although levels of physical or ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - People caring for family members with dementia commonly abuse them with behavior such as swearing and shouting, researchers said on Friday in a study that shows a more ...

UPDATE: In the wake of our report, Governor Dayton issued a statement saying he is "… very concerned that current state law prevents family members from knowing that their loved ones may be facing ...

Dear Carol: My dad’s in the middle to late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. It’s been rough on both my mom and me in many ways, but right now I can say that the worst is my dad’s verbal abuse. He was ...