Easy golfing is great for people with dementia. It offers opportunities to socialize and be active, without memory or athletic constraints. See how one club integrated golf into the routine of a family living with dementia. Learn about an easy-to-set-up indoor/outdoor home golfing kit.
DIET VIDEO + ARTICLE: Walnuts fight Alzheimer's in a big way in the lab. Learn how walnuts appear to have a beneficial effect in reducing risk, delaying onset, slowing progression and preventing Alzheimer's.
FUNNY VIDEO - HAPPY THANKSGIVING: Mary Maxwell, a diminutive "little old lady," shines a very funny light on the foibles of aging, to the delight of an audience filled with senior-care experts.
HOLIDAYS & DEMENTIA: Thanksgiving is a time of togetherness. People with Alzheimer's need a special touch. See four dementia tips.
THE TODAY SHOW takes a look at Julianne Moore's performance as Alice, a Harvard professor diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The movie earned her a Golden Globe nomination.
HOME DESIGN: Use this safety checklist for living at home with dementia. It can alert you to potential hazards.
THANKSGIVING BRAIN RECIPE: Make your pumpkin-pie a brain-healthy magnesium-pie. Try this "cognitively-correct" dish for dinner.
THE TODAY SHOW takes a look at Julianne Moore's performance as Alice, a middle-aged woman diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The movie has already earned her a Golden Globe nomination. Alice Howland is happily married with 3 grown children and a house on the Cape. She is a celebrated Ivy League professor when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer's. Fiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self slips. In turns heartbreaking and inspiring, "Still Alice" captures in remarkable detail what's it's like to live with Alzheimer's.
HOLIDAY TIPS: Getting together for a holiday meal can cause a person with Alzheimer's confusion and anxiety. Get 10 tips to make the holiday more easy and pleasurable.
15 TIPS on how to limit wandering and prevent a person with dementia from becoming lost. (60% of people with dementia will wander off at some point.)
MUSIC: Famously known as the Songaminute Man, Ted is living with dementia, even as he enjoys singing on. Watch this wonderful sampling of his songs, along with a one-of-a-kind interview on BBC's "The One Show".
HOLIDAY TIPS: Getting together for a holiday meal can cause a person with Alzheimer's confusion and anxiety. Get 10 tips to make the holiday more easy and pleasurable.
