She believed that people with dementia were desperate to connect. By Daniel Bergner “Every cell remembers where it was touched by the mother,” Naomi Feil says in a clip from a 2007 documentary, viewed ...

Alzheimer’s disease puts a significant burden on not only the nearly seven million people who have been diagnosed with it, but also the caregivers supporting them. More than 11 million Americans ...

During certain times of the day, some people with dementia may become more confused and disoriented. Referred to by ...

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

Having dementia can seem like the end of everything. But in some ways, it’s only the beginning. “The most important thing ...

For the first time, an international expert panel has developed referral criteria for specialist palliative care for patients with dementia, which could help standardize referral across various care ...

At 80, Rose Carfagno of West Norriton, Pa., was charming, social and independent, still working as a hair stylist and going ballroom dancing every weekend. "She would work three days a week, and then ...

Ben Franklin once famously quipped we shouldn’t put off until tomorrow that which we can do today. Sage advice in general but particularly true for families with aging loved ones, or families who are ...