Music & Memory program helps people with Alzheimer’s, dementia – SW News Media


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Music & Memory program helps people with Alzheimer's, dementia
SW News Media
Music & Memory is a nonprofit that trains elder care professionals on how to provide individualized music to clients or residents with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, or who suffer from other mental, physical or social challenges. Cohen, the ...

Shocking reality of dementia homecare hidden behind closed doors – Alzheimer’s Society


Shocking reality of dementia homecare hidden behind closed doors
Alzheimer's Society
An Alzheimer's Society investigation has exposed a vicious cycle where a lack of dementia training for homecare workers results in intolerable stress for people with dementia, families and carers - and for the homecare workers themselves. Poor quality ...

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Dementia sufferers left to starve or live on biscuits, in harrowing cases – Telegraph.co.uk


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Dementia sufferers left to starve or live on biscuits, in harrowing cases
Telegraph.co.uk
The Alzheimer's Society report warns that one in three care workers looking after those with dementia has no training in it, resulting in “harrowing” levels of distress being caused. The charity said scandalous failings in care were going on “behind ...
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Missing 90-year-old Detroit man with Alzheimer’s… – WDIV Detroit


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Missing 90-year-old Detroit man with Alzheimer's...
WDIV Detroit
DETROIT - Detroit police have found a 90-year-old man who went missing at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 14400 block of West McNichols Road. Davell Collins is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 175 pounds and has brown eyes, gray hair and a mustache. He was last ...

Dementia game ‘shows lifelong navigational decline’ – BBC News


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Dementia game 'shows lifelong navigational decline'
BBC News
Dr Spiers added: "The value of a future test built from Sea Hero Quest is that we will be able to provide a diagnostic for Alzheimer's dementia and a tool that allows us to monitor performance in drug trials." Hilary Evans, the chief executive of ...
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Alzheimer’s Society say that neglect of dementia patients is ‘happening behind closed doors’ – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Alzheimer's Society say that neglect of dementia patients is 'happening behind closed doors'
Daily Mail
The harrowing ordeal of dementia patients being left to suffer in their own homes is laid bare today. Many are going without food, missing medication or being left in soiled clothing for several days because care staff have no idea how to look after ...
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Sea Hero Quest can diagnose Alzheimer’s in MINUTES by testing navigation skills – Daily Mail


Daily Mail

Sea Hero Quest can diagnose Alzheimer's in MINUTES by testing navigation skills
Daily Mail
British scientists have developed a mobile game which could help doctors detect Alzheimer's in minutes, years before serious symptoms arise. The project - the result of the biggest dementia study in the history of medical research - gives ...
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What is Alzheimer’s disease, how can I see the signs and symptoms and is there a cure? – The Sun


The Sun

What is Alzheimer's disease, how can I see the signs and symptoms and is there a cure?
The Sun
The damage caused to the brain by Alzheimer's disease causes the symptoms commonly associated with dementia. Indeed, it is the most common trigger for dementia. Alzheimer's disease is named after the doctor who first described it in medical literature, ...
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Program to showcase artwork by Alzheimer’s and dementia patients – Clemson Newsstand


Program to showcase artwork by Alzheimer's and dementia patients
Clemson Newsstand
CENTRAL — Local senior living community Clemson Downs has partnered with a Clemson University research team to hold an art show Monday to celebrate the work of several residents living with Alzheimer's and dementia. The art show will take place at ...

Do I have dementia? Brave woman, 49, calls This Morning for advice over memory loss fears – Express.co.uk


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Do I have dementia? Brave woman, 49, calls This Morning for advice over memory loss fears
Express.co.uk
Maureen, who is 49, said she was scared she has dementia, and sounded upset on the phone. “I put post-it notes up but I forget I've got them," she told the hosts and experts. "I walk down the street and don't even remember if I have bought bread. I don ...