Dementia – Compassion and Choices

My Dementia Journey: National Healthcare Decisions Day 2024

Katie Wingo April 16, 2024 No Comments

My name is Kim Martin, and two years ago I began to notice changes in myself. I no longer enjoyed reading, and I had difficulty retaining information when I did…

Dementia Values & Priorities Tool

lukej February 28, 2024 No Comments

The Dementia Values & Priorities Tool is designed to help you communicate your wishes regarding future care if you are living with dementia. After answering a series of questions related…

Planning for a Dementia Diagnosis: A Conversation

lukej November 27, 2023 No Comments

1 in 3 Seniors Dies With Some Form of Dementia. Why Should I Plan Now For A Dementia Diagnosis?In the later stages of dementia, individuals can’t always speak for themselves…

Decodificador de Demencia: Obtenga los Cuidados de Salud que Usted Desea

lukej November 27, 2023 No Comments

La demencia es una enfermedad devastadora e incurable que afecta actualmente a cinco millones de personas en los Estados Unidos. Se anticipa que esa cifra se triplique a aproximadamente 15 millones, para el 2030.…

Living With Advanced Dementia

lukej October 18, 2023 No Comments

This piece was originally published by The Illinois Times on May 10, 2018. My grandmother, whom we called “Nana,” always loved children. Many times, she asked me to give her great-grandchildren. In…

After Bruce Willis’ diagnosis, what you should know about dementia

Katie Wingo February 24, 2023 No Comments

This month actor Bruce Willis’ (Die Hard, Moonlighting) family announced that he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Frontotemporal dementia primarily affects the areas of the brain most closely…

1 in 2 older adults now die with a dementia diagnosis

lukej April 20, 2022 No Comments

This was published by the Gettysburg Times. Nearly half of all older adults now die with a dementia diagnosis, up more than one-third (36%) in just the past two decades,…

Dementia: 7 Stages

lukej December 1, 2020 No Comments

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia. Others include Lewy Body dementia, vascular dementia, and frontotemporal dementia. Different forms of dementia have their own symptoms and patterns of…

Dementia and End-of-Life Care

lukej April 16, 2020 No Comments

Dementia Impacts Millions Dementia is a devastating, incurable condition affecting an estimated 5.8 million older adults in the United States.1 That number is expected to grow as the number of…

Dementia Provision

lukej April 17, 2019 No Comments

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