Prioritizing nonpharmacologic strategies, enhancing staff training, and distinguishing Delirium Superimposed on Dementia (DSD) are vital to improving outcomes for hospitalized patients with Alzheimer ...

A person-centered approach is key to managing common behaviors related to dementia, according to new guidance from the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable. Almost all people with ...

—Managing agitation in nursing home patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias could be improved by augmenting Minimum Data Set data with information from electronic medical records.

"The evidence for non-pharmaceutical approaches to the behavior problems often seen in dementia is better than the evidence for antipsychotics, and far better than for other classes of medication," ...

Because of increased longevity, the number of people being diagnosed with dementia is on the rise. In the year 2015 alone, an estimated 9.9 million new cases of dementia was expected to be diagnosed ...

In June 2025, an elderly woman with dementia went missing in a forested area in Natuna, Indonesia, while tending to her ...

But lifestyle changes can significantly reduce your risk.

Q. My 92-year-old mother has always had a loving and sweet disposition, until recently, when she has turned into a rude and abusive woman. She shows early signs of dementia, but she is in relatively ...

“It’s a common notion that only people with memory problems can be diagnosed with dementia, but behavioral changes or ...