When Jon Guenter finally took his dad, who has advanced dementia, to the hospital a year and a half ago, he was at his “wits end.” Guenter said he couldn’t keep up with his dad’s caregiving routine, ...

A new arts and well-being program co-developed by the University of South Australia, Flinders University and the University ...

Visiting Angels provides non-medical in-home care. Their goal is to help seniors stay in their homes and live vibrant lives.

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 ...

Amy Siple’s license expired while she helped her husband fight cancer. Now, she has a scarlet letter on her otherwise ...

Imagine you're 83 years old, living with dementia in a long-term care home. Lately, your caregivers keep asking you to wear a ...

A gentle four-legged “assistant” has been comforting anxious patients and turning routine appointments into soothing experiences at a Colorado dental clinic. The Labrador named Annie helps out at ...

Almost all community-dwelling older adults with advanced dementia in Singapore had at least one potentially burdensome intervention in their last year of life, according to a November article ...

This week, we will continue our discussion on dementia, and I would like to start with incontinence in people with dementia. Incontinence is when someone unintentionally passes urine, known as urinary ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A former nursing assistant was sentenced on Monday for sexually abusing a 95-year-old dementia patient he was supposed to be caring for last year. Paul Williams, 60, of ...

The trust which runs the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham says it has “reinforced its policy around the safe storage of patient belongings” following the arrest of a nurse who stole from a patient ...