“The Role of Music Therapy in Demetia Care” is the topic of the latest edition of “Once Again,” the YouTube channel program hosted by the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA). Zane ...
Part 3 of two Wyoming widowers discussing the care they provided for their spouses with dementia will be available beginning Tuesday, Dec. 17,on “Once Again,” the YouTube channel program hosted by the ...
Caregiving can be mentally, emotionally and physically exhausting. Tifton, Georgia, resident Kim Blackstock knows the struggle all too well. She was the primary caregiver for her late grandmother, ...
Educating and spreading awareness can help reduce behaviors that propagate stigma and dehumanizing treatment of people with ...
At 80, Rose Carfagno of West Norriton, Pa., was charming, social and independent, still working as a hair stylist and going ballroom dancing every weekend. "She would work three days a week, and then ...
The actress talks to ESSENCE about being a Black woman with a public career, carrying the intimate, invisible labor many ...
Caregivers of those with dementia or other degenerative diseases are often amazing individuals. Yet they, too, need support and not to stay silent about their burdens.
Dementia is a progressive loss of mental function due to certain conditions that affect the brain. The losses are substantial. Over time, all types of dementia will lead to loss of memory, loss of ...
There’s a lot to learn about if you’re a caregiver for someone with dementia. Here’s how to get started. Dementia is a term for a group of symptoms that affect a person’s reasoning, memory, and ...
Caring for someone with dementia can be challenging, but a few simple tips may help caregivers manage the health and wellbeing of the individual in their care. Dementia describes a group of cognitive ...