Do: Keep decorations simple. Decorating is part of the holiday season fun, however, too much stimulation may be challenging for someone with dementia. Keep decorations festive, but simple.

Decorating is part of the holiday season, and people with dementia can still enjoy them. However, flickering lights, noisy items, or other major changes to their environment can overwhelm them and ...

If you’re assisting a loved one with their move to a memory care apartment, here are dementia-friendly memory care room ...

SATURDAY, Dec. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The holiday spirit is infectious, even for people suffering from dementia.

Tips for Spending Holiday Time With Family Members Who Live with Dementia By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter SATURDAY, Dec. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The holiday spirit is infectious, even ...

Anne Weeks posted this on her facebook and asked people to share. So why not? If I get dementia, I’d like my family to hang this wish list up on the wall where I live.… Continue Reading → ...

The holiday season can be a stressful time for everyone — but particularly for those living with dementia, as well as their caregivers and loved ones. Statistics show that an estimated 6.7 ...

Think about the decorations in the house. These should be kept to a minimum. Such things as creepy, plastic hanging spiders, skeleton or monster decor, an outdoor fake cemetery, scary and abrupt ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is offering five ways families and caregivers can keep loved ones with dementia safe and comfortable during Halloween. Some decorate ...

Alzheimer's Foundation of America shared 5 tips to help caregivers keep those with dementia safe and happy during the Halloween season. ... Avoid interactive or frightening decorations.

Halloween decorations that talk, scream, move, flash or flicker can be distressing for people with dementia, particularly if they’re activated when someone passes by them.

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is offering five ways families and caregivers can keep loved ones with dementia safe and comfortable during Halloween. Some decorate ...