Older people living with dementia require ongoing support, understanding, and care. For many family members, caring for their loved one brings many responsibilities. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming.

People with dementia might forget to pay bills, eat meals, or take medicine. They can get lost, even in familiar places, and might not know how to get back. Caregiver burnout is a common sign that ...

Dear Carol: My dad has Lewy body dementia (LBD) and likely Alzheimer’s, as well. The current crisis is that he thinks bugs are crawling all over the ceiling, which I’m told is common with LBD. It ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. When a person with dementia gets something fundamental wrong — the year it is, your relationship to them — it can be difficult to know what to do. Do ...

Most Memory Cafés have meetings where people with dementia and their caregivers — many of them spouses — meet for socialization, education and sharing resources." ...