Memory Loss and Older Adults
Memory Loss Articles
How Memory Loss Happens With Alzheimer's Disease
Why do dementia patients remember some things but forget others? Learn how the brain forms, stores and recalls memories to gain a better understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease affects short-term memory and long-term memory differently.
9 CommentsWhat to Do When a Senior Repeats the Same Things Over and Over
One sign of the aging brain is repeating stories and questions more often. While there is no quick fix, a change in attitude and some proven strategies can help you keep your cool and preserve your loved one’s dignity.
57 CommentsThe Connection Between Aging, Insomnia and Memory Loss
Insomnia is a bothersome condition often associated with fragmented sleep and fatigue. But when chronic sleep deprivation is left unchecked, it can take a serious toll on a senior’s physical and mental health.
3 CommentsCaregiver Concern: I'm Forgetting and Misplacing Things
We all lose our keys or glasses sometimes, but what if they start turning up in unusual places? For caregivers who are familiar with dementia, blips like this are troubling. Is misplacing things a sign of cognitive decline, or is it chronic stress?
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Memory Loss Questions
Would caring for a parent with worsening dementia be better at home with full time help or better in a memory care facility?
31 AnswersKatybr Replied 14 hours agoMy mom said tonight, and last night, that she wanted to go home. She didn't recognize where she was as her home.
10 Answerscxmoody Replied 15 hours agoHow do I intervene when an aging senile husband is undoing what he did for his wife only a few days earlier, regarding care?
11 AnswersTaarna Answered May 6, 2024Our doctor told us to do all travel within the next 3 years. Can anyone speak to that? He was just diagnosed in 11/23.
7 AnswersLisaMarieA Replied May 4, 2024
Memory Loss Discussions
Husband with mild cognitive issues.beginning to ask me if I’m his mother, where are the children. Adult children living in other states.
5 CommentsFawnby Commented Oct 16, 2023Moving your LO to another state. Have any of you been through this or a similar situation?
3 CommentsAZDaughterinLaw Commented Jun 29, 2023Music and dementia, a positive yet realistic story from the CBC.
5 CommentsBlueEyedGirl94 Commented Apr 2023Today in dementia land.
21 CommentsNeecey Commented Feb 2023
Memory Loss Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Cognitive Decline
- Care Decisions
- Dementia Behaviors
- Signs of Dementia
- Burnout
- Mild Dementia
- Early Onset Alzheimer's
- Violent Behavior
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Cancer
- Aging in Place
- Moderate Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Severe Dementia
- Adult Day Care
- Dementia Wandering
- Caregiving
- Chemotherapy
- Area Agency on Aging