Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects memory, thinking, and behavior. As the condition advances, individuals may exhibit difficult behaviors such as aggression, ...
If you’ve spent any time with people who have moderate to severe dementia, you have likely observed surprising, challenging, and downright infuriating behaviors. Wandering, yelling, becoming combative ...
Paranoia is a common symptom of dementia, and it’s one of the hardest to deal with. Though there isn’t a definitive stage of dementia when paranoia appears, it’s most often observed in the later ...
Redirecting loved ones and patients with dementia can often be a successful strategy to use when managing challenging behaviors. Because people with dementia cannot always communicate what they want, ...
Young people who find themselves caring for a parent with young onset dementia require significantly more support and services to help them navigate the often isolating and difficult experience, a ...