"Very eye-opening": A new simulation program helps families and caregivers better understand what life is like for loved ones ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With spiked shoe inserts, headphones, over sized gloves, and an eight minute simulation, you can experience what it's like to live ...

A Butler County couple caring for a loved one with dementia participated in a simulation to better understand the challenges ...

LNA Mary Patten attempts to sort out clothes she is supposed to put on as John Leggett works on paying bills, all in the dark at the dementia simulation held at the Granite Ledges in Concord on ...

Jan Donnell thought she understood her mother’s daily struggles with dementia. She’s been caring for Rosalyn Hyek for the ...

DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — About 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, and six million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease, according to the World Health Organization. Hundreds ...

Behind the home want to break stereotypes such as dementia only affects memory, senses like vision and feeling are impacted too, and it's hard to differentiate outside noises from conversations. Those ...

This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. After retiring from full-time teaching, I began volunteering at our local hospice, where monthly training furthered our expertise working ...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Five minutes is plenty of time for those trying out what it's like to live with dementia. Once-familiar carpeted hallways transform into a maze with no solution. Locating a coffee ...

Take the free UNI Dementia Simulation challenge. Get a glimpse of what it's like to live with dementia. Because dementia is so often misunderstood, the University of Northern Iowa's Gerontology ...