-
Roughly 8 million people 65 and older have dementia or need help with two or more activities of basic daily life, like getting out of bed. Facing a severe shortage of aides and high costs, caregivers often cobble together a patchwork of relatives and friends to help.
-
What's the right amount to deter Alzheimer's disease? And why do some older adults stay the course and others don't? An Orlando researcher researcher is coordinating a major study to answer these questions.
-
Primary caregivers can learn skills to care for people with dementia through a new six-week online certificate program.
-
The night's treats are tricky stuff for the more than 580,000 Florida seniors living with that disease. Here are some do's and don'ts for caregivers.
-
Researchers suggest that as people retire, drive less and face new medical issues, the presence of green spaces could help boost physical activity and reduce chronic stress.
-
Quest Diagnostics is selling a blood test online to consumers. But results may not be reliable or easy to interpret. And it isn’t covered by insurance.
-
Under the bill, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement would develop the training in conjunction with the Department of Elder Affairs.
-
On WGCU's "Gulf Coast Life," we talk to Jennifer O’Brien, a USF associate professor of psychology and one of the lead investigators in the Active Mind study.
-
Treatments that can slow the disease in some patients have recently become more widely available, but not everyone can benefit.
-
Connie Storms, with the Alzheimer's Association, says Hispanics in the U.S. are 1½ times more likely to develop Alzheimer's than non-Hispanic whites. The PSA campaign promotes early detection.