New Tools Help Document Care Wishes for Advanced-Stage Dementia

Karen Gallant, 72, of Soquel, Calif., has seen Alzheimer’s disease up close. Her sister, Coille Hooven, 80, is in an advanced stage of dementia. This has led Gallant to consider the complexities of what she’d want for herself or her husband, if one of … Continue reading

Tips on Dementia Caregiving in the COVID-19 Outbreak

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or other dementia is hard enough during normal times. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect communities around the U.S., though, it’s not surprising that family caregivers are anxious, unnerved and conf… Continue reading

How to Choose an Adult Day Services Program

(Editor’s note: This article is part of an editorial partnership between Next Avenue and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, a Cleveland-based nonprofit whose mission is to advance support for older adults and caregivers.) Many older adults want to s… Continue reading

How to Choose an Adult Day Services Program

(Editor’s note: This article is part of an editorial partnership between Next Avenue and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, a Cleveland-based nonprofit whose mission is to advance support for older adults and caregivers.) Many older adults want to s… Continue reading

Dementia + Addiction Complicates Diagnosis and Treatment

Substance use disorders are a growing problem among the older population. Add a diagnosis of dementia and the situation can become nearly impossible to manage without professional intervention. Experts say as boomers age, this scenario will only become… Continue reading

How the Montessori Method Works in Dementia Care

Residents in a memory care facility in Grand Rapids, Mich., create flower arrangements, organize tools and sort through a seashell collection. At a retirement community in Bend, Ore., individuals with cognitive impairment brew craft beers. An education… Continue reading

Side by Side With B. Smith In Her Alzheimer’s Fight

(Editor’s note: Former model turned restaurant icon B. Smith, has died, five years after announcing she had been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Smith was a leader in raising awareness about Alzheimer’s among African Americans, going pu… Continue reading

Is an Alzheimer’s Vaccine on the Horizon?

The fight against Alzheimer’s disease remains one of medical science’s more demanding challenges. Progress has been slow and often frustrating, as one drug after another has failed to live up to its promise in human clinical trials. But those failures,… Continue reading

The Government Program Funding Startups for Older Adults

The clamoring need to help solve big thorny problems like Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related issues is growing more urgent. But it’s often hard for entrepreneurs to raise money to develop products and services. That’s where a novel, little-known… Continue reading

How to Cope With a Nursing Home Eviction

(Editor’s note: This is the second story in a two-part series on how to cope with the eviction of a loved one from a nursing home or other long-term care facility. The first story is Nursing Home Eviction? Know Your Loved One’s Rights.) Sally Caldwell’… Continue reading