Behind the home want to break stereotypes such as dementia only affects memory, senses like vision and feeling are impacted too, and it's hard to differentiate outside noises from conversations. Those ...

It is estimated that close to 10 million Americans are living with some form of dementia. But almost everyone has been touched by someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or another form of memory ...

Take the free UNI Dementia Simulation challenge. Get a glimpse of what it's like to live with dementia. Because dementia is so often misunderstood, the University of Northern Iowa's Gerontology ...

A new simulation of the dementia epidemic estimates the economic impact the disease has on households and public insurance programs and provides a tool for projecting the impact that different ...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa. (KWWL) - Approximately 6.7 million people ages 65 or older are living with dementia in the U.S. Now, a unique opportunity is available to help people better understand the ...

GILBERT, Ariz. – Vilma Bose places headphones over her ears and is greeted by the sounds of droning conversation, a fire engine and a door slamming. Next, she’s escorted to a dimly lit room and given ...

BUFORD, Ga. — Former President Jimmy Carter has been on home hospice care for more than three months now. It’s helping bust the myth that hospice care is only for the last few hours or days of someone ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X I could barely see and it felt strange to walk. There were loud noises and no one around me was ...

AGAWAM, Mass. (WWLP) – About 7 million people suffer from dementia in the United States. Despite how common it may be, it’s still a challenge for many people to understand what it’s like to live with ...

I often remind myself that the next time my grandpa and I go out for pancakes, he might not recognize me. I've gotten used to the grimaces associated with telling people he has Lewy body dementia, a ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Adult Protective Services staff members experienced what it's like to live with dementia. On Thursday, about 30 APS staffers participated in Dementia Live, a high-impact ...