You or your loved one has just been diagnosed with an illness – Alzheimer’s’, Parkinson’s, cancer or any number of degenerative conditions. You start experiencing a range of emotions – shock, denial, sadness, anger. In fact, it feels a lot like grief, but wait, no one has died. You then begin to worry that there…
We live in an age where everything seems smart. Our phones are smart, our televisions are smart and even our appliances are now becoming smart. Our communications are smart as well. And this is good news for caregivers with loved ones at home, because smart home tech is becoming simpler to use. The tools we…
Aging and genetics are two known risk factors of developing dementia. Although aging and genetics cannot be prevented, a growing body of research evidence exists that identifies 12 potentially modifiable risk factors. Physical inactivity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, air pollution, head injury, infrequent social contact, less education, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, depression and hearing impairment are the…
Altering the Forecast on the Tsunami of Dementia – A Framework for Prevention, Symptom Deceleration and Reversal Hope For Dementia published a framework advocating for dementia prevention to be a national health care priority. Based on available data, the position taken in this White Paper is that the current trends in growth of the number…
