A man in the middle stage of dementia has a tendency to wander with his gaze downward, which then makes his posture flexed and alters his balance. He also is not aware of his environment and does not pay attention ...

Image by RobW_ via Flickr Either way, it’s a challenge. Some folks seem to lose the “filter” that guides socially acceptable practices.  Other folks seem to morph into someone completely unfamiliar.  Personality changes are very common in early stage dementia, ...

*** Did you ever notice that when someone in the early or middle stages of dementia approaches a chair, they sometimes turn “the long way around” before sitting? Imagine approaching a chair on your left side.  Since your left hip ...

When it comes to dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, memory gets a bad rap. Memory loss is usually everyone’s biggest complaint- forgetting things, repeating things, losing things. And although memory loss is frustrating and memory seems to be the cognitive function ...

When Max was a baby he had a really high fever, so high that it caused a seizure.  The doctors put him on anti-seizure medication just to be on the safe side.  He fully recovered. When Max was six, he ...