INFO + CHECKLISTS: Dementia demands preparation. When bad weather strikes, be ready. This post includes checklists to help you prepare, tips on how to ride it out, plus ways to get back on your feet in the aftermath.
Replacing one serving per day of processed red meat with fish was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia. Learn how.
LAW & MONEY: Get ahead of the legal & financial challenges of Alzheimer's. This Fact Sheet is a great place to start.
TECH VIDEO: See how video messages break through Alzheimer's morning fog. Learn why they perk up people with dementia. Watch this pilot program in action.
WATCH FIREFIGHTERS learn how it feels to have dementia and rescue people with Alzheimer's in an emergency crisis.
DIET VIDEO:
Why the big rise in Alzheimer's? That is one of today's great medical mysteries.
See a provocative theory about copper & Alzheimer's in The Journal of the American College of Nutrition.
TEEPA VIDEO: THE STRESS of dementia on caregivers is unique. See Teepa Snow shine her special light on what to do about the stress.
CBS NEWS - DIET VIDEO: One artificially-sweetened drink per day could double risk of stroke or dementia. See CBS Dr. Tara Narula discuss the brain-effects of diet drinks, with links to subsequent research reinforcing her claim.
FILM SHORT: Meet 6 people living fulfilling lives with dementia. This award-winning, true film explores the needs and feelings of real people with dementia.
UCLA CAREGIVER TRAINING VIDEO: Agitation and anxiety create resistance in people with Alzheimer's and frustration for their caregivers. Learn techniques to solve and resolve these difficult moments.
CARE TIPS & TRICKS: Midnight snacks are great on New Year's Eve and even greater on midnight dementia-care shifts. Learn how late-night munchies solved a nurse's wandering & behavior problems.
WEATHER ALERT - 9 WAYS TO STAY SAFE WITH DEMENTIA: People can lose body heat fast. That's called hypothermia. Big chills and Alzheimer's are a dangerous combination. Learn 9 ways to stay safe in cold weather.
