Dementia often leads to feelings of confusion and frustration for those who experience it. But one training method is showing ...

Have you ever wondered how an Alzheimer’s patient literally views the world and what they experience in the confusion? Now, families and caregivers can have the experience through special goggles ...

The number of Americans over the age of 65 is rising quickly. In the past century, it has grown at nearly five times the rate of the rest of the population and is now approaching 60 million people.

A comprehensive study of California’s In-Home Supportive Services program found that specialized dementia training significantly improved home care workers’ knowledge and confidence when caring for ...

The International Caregivers Association is launching a training program to bring a new communication model for dementia care to professional long-term care caregivers. The training will provide the ...

Communication is not just words spoken by one and listening by another. Communication involves body language, voice inflection, visual ...

New research suggests that a specific type of brain training may play a significant role in the development of dementia.

A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said Monday, but with outside researchers expressing caution in interpreting the results.

PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. — Many of you know what it's like to take care of someone with dementia. Every year in the U.S., there are half a million new cases of dementia, and that number is expected to ...

Aides that provide medical care are required to have dementia training, but that requirement doesn’t apply to homemaker companion agency workers. Part of a state bill would change that.

A groundbreaking 20-year study shows that just five weeks of a specific type of brain training can reduce dementia risk by 25%. Here's why this particular mental exercise succeeds where crossword ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of The Day, a neurologist and Alzheimer's researcher shares how playing cognitive speed training ...