Older people living with dementia require ongoing support, understanding, and care. For many family members, caring for their loved one brings many responsibilities. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming.

Moving can be overwhelming at any stage of life. But it's exponentially more difficult for older adults with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, for whom any change in routine or ...

Taking care of middle-aged patients means we doctors occasionally encounter one who is in distress because a parent has been ...

For most older adults, the idea of aging in place and staying at home for as long as possible is an attractive one. However, for seniors who've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or another ...

Dementia disrupts daily life but routine offers vital grounding and comfort. Experts emphasize that predictable schedules, familiar personal care and identifying agitation triggers are crucial.

Some parents do a fine or at least adequate job. Some do not. For those adult children who did not have adequate parenting, there may come a time for a challenging decision: should you care for an ...

Not long ago, I had coffee with my friend Jill whose father had recently passed away. He had suffered from dementia for more than a year, but no one picked up on it until the disease had progressed ...

The five-year journey Ed Mezzanotte and his wife, Lorraine, traveled before she lost her life to Alzheimer’s disease in August was marked by heartache, fear, loss, and tragedy. Lorraine wandered from ...

Taking care of an elderly parent or seriously ill spouse or family member can be physically and emotionally draining — and expensive for the caregiver in more ways than one. Of the estimated 48 ...