Feeding a loved one with dementia can be a challenging experience for family and caregivers. Dementia is a progressive condition that affects a person's memory, communication, and ability to carry out ...

While a healthy, balanced diet improves quality of life, people suffering from common symptoms of advanced dementia often have a weak swallow or lose the ability to swallow safely, especially toward ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite the fact that up to one third of patients with severe dementia are tube fed, there is no evidence that this practice prolongs survival or improves quality of life, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “This study helps to strengthen the evidence for careful hand-feeding, particularly for places where nasogastric ...

Studies have failed to show the benefits of using feeding tubes in patients with dementia, and expert opinions have increasingly been against the practice. Following that trend, a study in JAMA showed ...

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Feeding tubes may neither delay death nor improve quality of life for nursing home patients with severe dementia, yet the use of feeding tubes varies widely. In some states the use of feeding tubes is ...

Our loved ones with dementia and dysphagia, the medical term for difficulty swallowing, present unique challenges during mealtime and feeding. Lauren Mahakian is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. She ...

Whether you have any of the symptoms or not, there are things you can do to reduce your dementia risk.