In Florida there are about 580,000 individuals living with dementia and the majority are living in homes with family or friends. Remarkably, over 550,000 individuals in our state provide informal or ...

Speed-of-processing training with booster sessions was tied to a lower dementia risk over a 20-year period. Memory and reasoning training did not show significant associations with reduced dementia ...

Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias were less likely among adults who completed cognitive speed training with booster sessions, according to data published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: ...

The number of Americans over the age of 65 is rising quickly. In the past century, it has grown at nearly five times the rate of the rest of the population and is now approaching 60 million people.

A new website aims to give more support to people caring for older adults who are living with dementia. The online resource, the DICE Approach, offers free training in a comprehensive approach to ...

A 20-year follow-up of older adults in the ACTIVE randomized trial linked to Medicare claims found that speed of processing cognitive training with booster sessions was associated with a significantly ...

In Hawaii, there are about 51,000 caregivers taking care of people with dementia. Those are the latest figures from The Alzheimer's Association for 2020. It's not an easy job, but a series of training ...

Dementia Together, a Northern Colorado nonprofit that supports people living with dementia and their care partners, will host a free training Saturday in Berthoud for friends, family and anyone ...

Can a handful of training sessions in your 70s reduce your dementia risk over the next two decades? A study tracking more than 2,000 older adults suggests the answer is yes, but there’s a caveat. Only ...

Improv and dementia may not seem like they go together, but there’s a growing body of research that shows how effective improv training is in helping caregivers better assist their patients. Caring ...