Researchers are looking closely at a lab-made version of thiamine (vitamin B1). This nutrient, crucial for brain function and energy production, is in the spotlight for its potential role in combating cognitive decline.
Therapeutic recreation strengthens interpersonal skills and relationships, improves physical strength, and promotes cognitive abilities. One of the highlights of our program is the use of arts-based and other creative approaches to dementia care.
Animals, whether personal pets or visiting therapy animals, bring comfort and companionship to patients suffering from injuries, illnesses, and diseases, including dementia, and even grief.
For a person with dementia, a bombardment of information can be particularly bothersome. For someone already prone to anxiety and confusion, all this data can provoke or amplify anger, fear, depression, and other negative feelings.
Nearly 70% of family caregivers, including those in the Lehigh Valley and Allentown, say coordinating care is stressful, and they struggle to find information to support their loved one’s needs. A new AI-powered app, Elevmi, offers immediate, personalized support to caregivers.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” In the inner world of the dementia sufferer who is losing control of his or her speech, music can indeed bond people of all types, if only for a moment.