Andre Yarham's frontotemporal dementia diagnosis at the age of 22 came after his family started noticing differences in his ...

Low mood and depression can be an early warning sign of dementia but may also indicate seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a ...

Although many specific problems in dementia are best managed by equally specific solutions, there are some general approaches that can be used in a wide range of situations. In our first general ...

Home care workers must stay calm, show understanding and record what they see when dealing with challenging behaviour on the part of a service user with dementia, says Jennifer Roberts of the United ...

Two practitioners, Walter Brennan and Alison Kingston Miles, advise on how social care professionals can handle challenging behaviour among people with dementia Not all people with dementia display ...

Some people are immune to dementia, even if their brain is deteriorating. Cognitive reserve is the secret boost that builds ...

If your ageing parent is experiencing increasing forgetfulness, they may not necessarily have dementia, say experts. (Getty Images) It’s estimated that around 944,000 people in the UK are living with ...

People with later-stage dementia will eventually need full-time care and support with daily living and personal care, such as eating, washing and dressing. Whatever kind of dementia a person has, ...