There are plenty of reasons why older adults are at risk for poor nutrition.  Studies have shown a prevalence of malnutrition or at-risk nutritional deficits around the world.  In one study utilizing the Mini Nutritional Assessment on over 4500 older ...

  This book is one of the best books I’ve ever read.  It is gut-wrenching and honest, and the perspective is so genuine that you wonder how the author has such insight into the Alzheimer’s journey.   I caution those ...

I think it is important to talk about Alzheimer’s prevention, especially the scientific, blue sky initiatives that offer more realistic hope than the latest off-the-shelf-cure-all ingredient. I had the opportunity to listen in to The Banner Institute’s Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative ...

The Big Black Hole Because folks with advancing dementia sometimes have problems with visual/perceptual skills, threshold changes and changes in flooring patterns can be difficult to navigate.  This problem can sometimes work to the caregiver’s advantage if the person with ...

Last week I had the incredible opportunity to tag along with some friends from my local Alzheimer’s Association chapter and storm Capitol Hill with almost 1000 purple warriors.  The experience afforded me a perspective I had never witnessed- the sense ...