Challenging your mind, through games and learning new skills, may help reduce your risk of dementia, according to the ...

A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years ...

Dementia care activities are structured programs that support cognition, mood and quality of life for older adults living with dementia. In senior living communities, these activities can ...

Cognitive and motor skills decline with ageing. Motor skill difficulties might even precede cognitive impairment and are often considered a preclinical sign of dementia. The onset of dementia might ...

Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same ...

At 58 years old, Kerry Nagel has never felt more fulfilled in her chosen profession. The Minnesota native has worked in the field of caregiving in Polson, Bigfork and Whitefish. She has cared for ...

The national dementia strategy, published last week, presents some critical challenges to the social care workforce. By 2014 services are expected to be able to support early diagnosis and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ian McDonough, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) ...