Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in dementia care are trying to build awareness of a Medicare benefit of $2,500 to ...

Do I help someone regularly with tasks like cleaning, cooking, grocery shopping, and yard work? Do I manage a loved one’s medications? Do I help my loved one with activities of daily living like ...

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia is a journey that never truly pauses. Families ...

LIMA — An experimental Medicare program seeks to provide relief for dementia caregivers. Seniors who are enrolled in traditional Medicare Parts A or B plans are now eligible for respite care for ...

New partnership expands access to home based dementia care, caregiver support, and Medicare covered respite services ...

SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA, July 24, 2024— Friendship Adult Day Care Center, locally known as Friendship Center, has been awarded a $251,149 from the Alzheimer’s Association Center for Dementia Respite ...

Six siblings and extended family take turns caring for their matriarch, Rosie Dobbins of St. Louis, who has needed constant care for the past eight years due to Alzheimer’s disease. “Her disease ...

Dementia is a complex and devastating condition that not only affects the emotional and mental well-being of individuals but ...

A Wisconsin-based nonprofit hospice, Agrace, is launching a new memory care initiative that includes a village for residents ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Lawmakers have filed a bill to provide respite care for people with Alzheimer's or dementia in Tennessee. The bill is a pilot program that will last three years. It will ...

A Norfolk nonprofit is working to fill a gap for many families: care for loved ones with dementia during the evening hours, when symptoms may intensify, and support is hardest to find. This summer, ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Inside the sunshine room, older Durham residents with dementia can mingle now that the Durham Center for Senior Life is offering free time on weekends. At the Durham Center for ...