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5 Estate Planning Tips for People with Dementia

October 4, 2023 3 Comments

Check out these 5 simple tips for estate planning with dementia. Do they apply to you?

Money, Banking & Dementia

April 7, 2023 No Comments

Banks can be intimidating in a world with Alzheimer’s. Pin numbers and fraud protection, long lines and lots of numbers, may call for special attention. That’s why Lloyds Banking Group and The Alzheimer’s Society offer this landmark “Dementia-Friendly Financial Services” guide for banks and insurers. Download the guide and improve the everyday lives of people affected by dementia.

Judge Halts Nursing Home “Dumpings”

September 13, 2022 No Comments

ABUSE VIDEO + ARTICLE: Over the past decade, nursing homes increasingly “dumped” residents on hospitals, refusing them permission to return. There were no consequences. In

USA Bans Nursing Home Arbitrators

September 1, 2022 3 Comments

PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA cannot easily protect themselves. Nursing homes have long dodged accountability for dementia patients by making new residents sign a “pre-dispute arbitration agreement“.

Generosity, Dementia & Financial Abuse

August 7, 2022 No Comments

RESEARCH ARTICLE: Researchers find that participants who gave away more money scored significantly lower on cognitive tests known to be sensitive to Alzheimer’s disease than

Valuable Legal Advice for the Dementia Journey

June 27, 2022 1 Comment

MONEY & LAW VIDEO: ALZ-TALK presents eye-opening legal advice to help plan for dementia’s unexpected challenges. Watch this worthwhile primer. It may save you a

Managing Money & Alzheimer’s

May 31, 2022 10 Comments

MONEY PROBLEMS are inevitable for people with Alzheimer’s handling their own finances. Learn how to spot them, what steps to take, and how to protect

Alzheimer’s Association Pushes for Caregiver Tax Credit

February 27, 2019 No Comments

FINANCES VIDEO: The Alzheimer’s Association is pushing for a $1000-per-year tax credit for Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers. Starting with Wisconsin, learn what they want to

President Trump Adds $425 Million to Alzheimer’s Research

October 14, 2018 1 Comment

NEWS VIDEO + ARTICLE: $2.34 billion in Alzheimer’s research funding for 2019 was signed into law by President Trump. The good news is that this

“21st Century Cures Act” a Landslide Victory in Dementia

July 12, 2015 No Comments

VIDEOS + ARTICLE: The U.S. House of Representatives just passed the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6), an historic piece of legislation that holds the potential

Thought of the Week: What We Give

July 17, 2025

We make a living by what we get,But we make a life by what we give. (Winston Churchill)

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July 17, 2025

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Big Cup, Little Man: Picking Up the Earliest Signs of Alzheimer’s

SHORT-TERM MEMORY lapses are obvious signs of Alzheimer’s, but other tell-tale signals begin to show much earlier. Learn how to look for semantic impairments, such as simple questions about size.

85 with Dementia? Good Chance It’s HS-AGING, Not Alzheimer’s

Three important dementia studies focus on HS-AGING, a type of dementia almost as common as Alzheimer’s in the 85+ group. Yet few people have heard of it. Why? What makes it different?

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A Grandchild for One Day Keeps Dementia Away

An intriguing study of 120 grandmothers might surprise you. Doctors know socially engaged people have better cognition and less dementia. But can a person get too much of a good thing? What’s the right balance?