Massage/touch therapy has been found to raise levels of ... or manage a range of conditions associated with Alzheimer’s and dementia-related disorders, such as anxiety, agitated behaviors ...

It's remarkable to see older adults rediscovering and expressing themselves in their old age, says Tom Cana, general manager at Sunrise at East 56th and The Apsley, senior living communities in ...

Letter writer had “no choice but to accept” their mother-in-law and sister-in-law moving in with them.

The JAMA study found those who only visited friends or family once a month or less were much more likely to have early-onset dementia compared to those who were in touch more often. Overall ...

Through art therapy programs ... to engage the senses of touch, sight, smell and hearing, says Jessica Corona-Irwin, a Columbiana, Ohio-based nurse, certified dementia practitioner and certified ...

Music therapy is also commonly used in physical rehabilitation. For example, rhythmic auditory stimulation is used to improve ...

Drugs targeting amyloid plaques have failed to show efficacy in clinical trials. A new approach is needed to tackle AD ...

Loneliness has always been part of the human condition. Technology can both increase and palliate ... [+] it. Whether it serves our mental health or comes at its detriment depends on our ability ...

"[During the first music therapy session] she was sitting with me and my husband and did not even want to try or touch or anything to do with the ... bringing back memories for those with dementia, ...