Older adults with mild dementia can improve their ability to complete everyday tasks and enhance quality of life by using smartphone memory aids, a new study finds.
Focus on briefs: Dementia
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Focus On: There’s no one-size-fits-all way to engage residents
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John O'Connor
Feb 13, 2020
Senior living operators use a variety of ways to describe their dementia care services, but all aim for engagement.
Focus On: Dementia engagement briefs
By
John O'Connor
Feb 13, 2020
Read about person-centered care, the global dementia care products market, and virtual reality.
Game theory
By
John Hall
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Do brain games and other fun-based approaches to mental stimulation help reduce Alzheimer’s? Some interesting findings are beginning to emerge.