Exercise for Brain Health

There’s no doubt about it – from the brain to the body, an active lifestyle has a powerful impact on individuals with dementia. Time and again, studies show that exercise improves memory and thinking skills. Researchers from the University of Illinois and the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, for example, found that taking brisk, 30-minute [...]

Music Therapy for the Memory Impaired

I think there’s a common tendency to write off people with dementia, to assume that they are on a downward spiral without any chance for improvement. I know from experience that this simply is not true. A mentally, physically, and socially engaging lifestyle works wonders for someone with memory impairment. In fact, such a lifestyle [...]

Options Besides Nursing Home Placement

The first thing that comes to mind when we think of a long term care is a nursing home. Long term care and nursing home is usually associated. However, the aging seniors are usually adamant talking about moving to a nursing home. Leaving our own home for another place is not a pleasant thought. Yet, [...]

Overcoming Barriers to Nutrition

Recently, Stanford and Aging 2.0 announced the finalists for the Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge – a contest to create products that help people with memory impairment maintain independence. It came as little surprise that two of the finalists designed products that address nutrition challenges. Dementia and eating problems often go hand in hand. [...]

Overcoming Barriers to Nutrition

Recently, Stanford and Aging 2.0 announced the finalists for the Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge – a contest to create products that help people with memory impairment maintain independence. It came as little surprise that two of the finalists designed products that address nutrition challenges. Dementia and eating problems often go hand in hand. [...]