Aggressive behaviours in dementia encompass a range of verbal and physical actions that arise from underlying cognitive decline, unmet needs, environmental stressors and neuropsychiatric changes.
Sheryl A. Oglesby is a certified dementia practitioner, certified Montessori dementia care professional and a certified ...
Wandering in individuals with dementia encompasses aimless or disoriented locomotion that can pose serious health and safety risks, including falls, exposure to adverse environments and separation ...
—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.
As daylight fades, many people with dementia experience a troubling shift in their behavior known as sundowning. This phenomenon, affecting up to 20% of Alzheimer‘s patients, brings unique challenges ...
Shifts in behavior can be challenging to manage. Experts have five strategies that can help. By Louisa Kamps Susan Hirsch was visiting her father in the hospital where he was recuperating after a fall ...
Dementia doesn't just erode memory -- it also changes behavior and mental health. A study shows the brain's salience network and tau protein may be involved. When most people think of dementia, ...
Disinhibition is one of the main symptoms of the behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD), a type of dementia associated with degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
Too much sedentary activity has been found to increase the risk of developing dementia. But a new study suggests that sitting with a pair of knitting needles, rather than just watching TV, can stave ...
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of brain disorders you may not have heard of and may never encounter firsthand. So, why pay attention to this “rare“ dementia? Because for those affected—and ...
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What I wish I’d known about dementia: An only child’s caregiver experience, plus Cleveland Clinic expertise
Dementia affects the brain of the patient...and tests the hearts of their loved ones. Through one woman's personal journey, ...
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