Tag: dementia
After decades of study devoted to describing the negative effects of dementia, a new generation of researchers is pursuing a more encouraging line of inquiry: finding ways that seniors can slow the inevitable decline. One vein of this research, still in its infancy, considers whether seniors could reduce the risk of dementia if they engag…
Caregiver in a nursing home can be grueling work, but my aunt loved it. In one of life’s cruel ironies, she died soon after retiring to take care of her husband, who is developing dementia. The great responsibility for his care fell suddenly on his children and grandchildren, and they’re struggling with it. I texted…
