It's that time of the year when most of us get the chance to sit back and enjoy some well-deserved down time. But whether you reach for the TV controller, or a favorite book, your choice could have ...

When Joy Akinkunmi signed up for a science fair two years ago, she had no idea that something she was seeing at home would ...

The Alzheimer's Association released a list of gift recommendations for individuals with the disease at every stage of ...

Staff from a Bamber Bridge care home who are pioneering new ways of treating distressed dementia patients, have been crowned ...

Chautauqua Health and Rehabilitation has established a women-only memory care unit at its facility on 1205 Leitchfield Road. The memory care unit offers specialized care for people with Alzheimer’s ...

Christian Dube, a dementia patient, was found deceased in Langford after wandering from a care home in Saanich. The search lasted for a week, and while there is no foul play suspected, the incident ...

The pets promote spontaneous interaction between staff and patients both one on one, and in groups. The robotic pets are also in use on SPH’s Behavioural Health unit. This unit caters to people with ...

For dementia patients, stress becomes a self-conscious reaction because the brain is unaware of what is going on around them. “It’s as if they are lost in the woods with no GPS,” Pauldurai said.

For example, it can be used to calm a patient who is experiencing dementia-related agitation or behavioural disturbances (it has been suggested that sensory stimulation can improve mood and reduce ...

Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways that others find embarrassing. Sometimes a person with dementia can lose their inhibitions and may behave in ways ...

What are the main issues of living with dementia as a younger person? Younger people with dementia experience a range of challenges, which are often different to those that older people face. Younger ...

And if so, she will look for trends indicating the disabilities most positively impacted by time spent in the multi-sensory lab. “No two experiences in that room, even with the same person, are ever ...