No one associated with nursing homes – as residents or their families, friends, staff or administrators – is unaware of the massive impact of the pandemic on these facilities which provide essential ...

Caregivers share the lessons they've learned from seeing Alzheimer's up close. Here's what they say about the importance of community, dignity and finding joy. (Getty Creative) Caregiving for those ...

I’ve served for almost two decades as a consultant psychiatrist and medical director of a geriatric psychiatric unit. Our niche has been one of the most difficult: patients with advanced dementia, ...

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A Wisconsin-based nonprofit hospice, Agrace, is launching a new memory care initiative that includes a village for residents ...

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Nonprofit dementia, hospice and palliative care service provider Agrace announced this week that it plans to build the first Hogeweyk-inspired dementia village of its kind in the United States, in ...

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My daughter and I usually drove to Greensboro to spend a few nights with my parents before Christmas, heading back home on Christmas Eve afternoon. We always enjoyed making cookies with Mom, going to ...