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

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

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

KENTWOOD, Mich. — A West Michigan senior living community is offering families, staff and community members a firsthand look at what it's like to live with dementia or Alzheimer's disease through a ...

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 ...

At a conference on aging two years ago, Li-Mei Chen slipped on a pair of virtual reality (VR) goggles and found herself inside the mind of a person with dementia. The simulation cast her as an older ...

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 ...

VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Wearing yellowed goggles and bumpy gloves, Danae Knapper tries to complete five household tasks, but she can't remember the fifth one. Confused, the 21-year-old Valley City State ...

I was confused. The woman at the senior living home told me to listen for the music, but all I could hear was the hubbub of a loud room and many indistinct voices talking at once. She instructed me to ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State University-Meridian’s School of Nursing is equipping the Magnolia State’s next generation of caregivers with the tools they’ll need to support those suffering from ...

VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Wearing yellowed goggles and bumpy gloves, Danae Knapper tries to complete five household tasks, but she can't remember the fifth one. Confused, the 21-year-old Valley City State ...