There's a clear downside to the Norwegian policy that encourages allowing elderly people to live at home for as long as possible. Caring for the aging population has been left to worn-out family ...

Dan Shively had been a bank president who built floats for July Fourth parades in Cody, Wyo., and adored fly-fishing with his sons. Jeffrey Dowd had been an auto mechanic who ran a dog rescue and ...

Arguments, verbal abuse and aggression are not unusual in elder care settings. Better staffing and training can ease the tensions, experts say. Credit...Erina Chida Supported by By Paula Span At an ...

Dan Shively had been a bank president who built floats for July Fourth parades in Cody, Wyoming, and adored fly-fishing with his sons. Jeffrey Dowd had been an auto mechanic who ran a dog rescue and ...

Dan Shively had been a bank president who built floats for July 4 parades in Cody, Wyoming, and adored fly-fishing with his sons. Jeffrey Dowd had been an auto mechanic who ran a dog rescue and hosted ...

Approaching individual situations Resident-to-resident aggression is expected to become more common as more people are diagnosed with dementia. Cognitive impairment in both the exhibitor of aggressive ...

A new study reveals resident-on-resident attacks are not a problem unique to American nursing homes but more likely embedded in shared cultural expectations of institutional care and the stresses of ...

Someone with dementia should go into memory care if their safety is at risk and their needs are no longer being met at home by their family caregivers. Some signs it’s time for memory care may include ...