What The Dementia Blog

Helpful insights for your dementia care journey.

This blog is a way for us to share our latest insights with you and provide helpful tips and strategies to help empower you throughout your dementia care journey.

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4 Creative Activities for People with Blindness and Dementia

When is 24-hour Care Necessary for a Person with Dementia?

Recent articles.

5 Ways to Make the Holidays Special for a Person with Dementia

Top 6 Tips to De-escalate a Person with Dementia's Behavior

Guardianship for Someone with Dementia

Establishing a Toileting Schedule

Oral Care for Advanced Dementia: Tips for Total Assistance

Assisting a Person with Dementia in Brushing Their Teeth

Facilitating Independent Tooth Brushing in Persons with Dementia

Common Signs of Dental Pain or Discomfort in People with Dementia

What is Korsakoff Syndrome?

Common Symptoms & Features of Frontotemporal Dementia

Common Features & Symptoms of Vascular Dementia

Common Features & Symptoms of Lewy Body Dementia

The Role of the Hippocampus and How it Relates to Dementia.

Dementia is More than Memory Loss

How Fast Does Alzheimer's Disease Progress?

The Basics of How Memory Works

What is Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)?

Reversible Dementias & Pseudodementia

Is There a Blood Test to Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease?

Hydration & Dementia

4 Creative Activities for People with Blindness and Dementia

Aphasia and Dementia

Activities for People with Dementia Across the Stages

How Important is Getting a Dementia Diagnosis?

The 7 Stages of Dementia

10 Ways to Make Dressing Easier for People with Dementia

When is 24-hour Care Necessary for a Person with Dementia?

20 Rights of People with Dementia

Quick Overview of FDA-Approved Dementia Medications for Symptom Management

How Does Leqembi Differ from Other FDA-Approved Alzheimer's Medications?

6 Things You Should Know About Leqembi (Lecanemab)

When Helping is Unhelpful for People with Dementia

Top 10 Tips to Communicate with a Person with Dementia and Hearing Loss

Sensory Activities for People Living with Dementia

Encouraging Appetite in People Living with Dementia

20 Finger Food Ideas for People Living with Dementia

10 Warning Signs of Dementia

Managing Altered Sleep Cycles in People Living with Dementia

The Best Cell Phone for a Person with Dementia

Why Color Contrast Matters in Dementia Care

10 Dementia Helplines You Need to Know

Using Dementia Care Cards to Improve Communication

Dementia Caregiving is Challenging: Practical Ways to Make it Easier

Signs a Person Living with Dementia May No Longer Be Safe to Drive

Frontotemporal Dementia: Help is Available

Risk Factors and Early Signs of Dementia

Should I Get Genetic Testing for Alzheimer's Disease?

The Top 3 Best Books on Dementia

5 Key Qualities of a Great Dementia Care Champion

Why Won't A Person with Dementia Shower?

10 Things to Know about Medications for Dementia

How to Choose a Puzzle for Someone With Dementia

The Benefits of Jigsaw Puzzles for People with Dementia

Creating Memory Books for People with Dementia

What the Dementia Podcast and babyboomer.org

Memory Care Community Considerations

What's Involved in Getting a Dementia Diagnosis?

Dementia and the Mirror People

Ambiguous Loss & Dementia

With Intent MasterClass

Dementia & Apathy

"I Want to Go Home"

Bambu Care Champion Community

5 Tips to Become the Ultimate Dementia Detective

A Practical Guide to Navigating Behaviors Along the Dementia Care Journey

Dehydration & Dementia

Managing Sundowning in Dementia - Practical Strategies

How Dementia Kills | Common Causes of Death

Mixed Dementia—Yes, Your Partner Can Have More Than One

My Partner Keeps Hiding Things — What Should I Do? [Dementia]

Realistic Self-Care for Dementia Care Partners

Stages of Dementia: Stages 6 and 7

Is It Really Denial? Anosognosia vs. Denial in Dementia

Misunderstanding Dementia Ft. Bre'anna Wilson, OTR, CDP

Understanding Sundowning

Stages of Dementia: Stages 4 and 5