What Housing Options Exist After Dementia Diagnosis?
After a dementia diagnosis, families face a critical question: where will the person with dementia live as their needs change?
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Why Housing Transitions Need Dementia-Sensitive Planning
Housing transitions create genuine cognitive and behavioral challenges for people with dementia because the condition fundamentally impairs their ability...
Can Dementia Affect Housing Decisions?
Yes, dementia significantly affects housing decisions—and often in ways families don't anticipate until a crisis forces the issue.
Silver Alert and Dementia: How Missing Senior Cases Are Handled
When an older adult with dementia goes missing, the first question family members ask is often: "What happens now?
What to Do If a Loved One With Dementia Goes Missing
If a loved one with dementia goes missing, immediately call emergency services and provide law enforcement with a detailed description, recent photograph,...
Missing Person With Dementia Found Safe: Why Wandering Risk Matters
When Patricia Chen's 78-year-old mother, Dorothy, wandered away from a community center in suburban Michigan on a Tuesday afternoon, the family's worst...
Mild Cognitive Decline vs. Dementia: How to Tell the Difference
Mild cognitive decline and dementia are often confused because they both involve memory loss, but they are fundamentally different conditions.
What Executive Function Loss Means in Real Life
Executive function loss means losing the mental systems that help you plan, organize, manage time, make decisions, and control impulses.
When Should Families Consider Nursing Home Care?
Families should consider nursing home care when a loved one's care needs exceed what can safely and realistically be managed at home, even with support...
What Happens When a Person With Dementia Stops Walking?
When a person with dementia stops walking, the underlying cause is rarely simple. In the early stages, a person might stop walking due to fear of falling,...