Dementia

Fostering cognitive health
Your environment can increase your dementia risk

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A new study focuses on the powerful role our surroundings play in shaping dementia risk. The meta-analysis demonstrates that factors [...]

Unlock a better brain!
Better brain health is possible – here’s a blueprint

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Have you ever felt drained, anxious, unable to focus, or like you’re struggling to think clearly? If so, it’s not [...]

Shaping the future of dementia care
Tribute to Kate Swaffer and Her Trailblazing Mission

Kate Swaffer is more than a name behind the Dementia Justice Report. She's an advocate, a voice, and a beacon of hope for people living with dementia and older individuals worldwide. As a global campaigner, she's consistently at the forefront, championing their rights and ensuring their voices are heard. To [...]

Managing dementia complexities
Just adding nursing home staff won’t ensure quality dementia care

“Our findings highlight the fact that high-quality care involves not only increased staffing, but also specialized training in practices proven to be effective in managing the complexities of this condition, as well as providing a secure environment and maintaining staff consistency,” Mukamel says. “Further research is required to identify specific areas [...]

Most striking: Unpaid caregiving
Dementia takes a toll on finances and family

People with dementia often face a rapid rise in unpaid and paid home care, and major erosion of net worth plus increases in personal spending, researchers report.   Posted by Kara Gavin, University of Michigan A new study shows just how much damage dementia does to a person’s bank account—as [...]

High-sugar diets and health
Yes, too much sugar is bad for our health – here’s what the science says

"One of the most important global challenges in public health nutrition is halting the continuing rise in rates of obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Central to the debate on how best to meet this challenge is the issue of foods and beverages containing added sugars. But this focus on sugar [...]

Being countercultural
Creating rich relationships engaging with older people

The words in this meme were spoken by Rev. Lynn Casteel Harper in an interview conducted by Judith Graham, a journalist and contributing columnist with Kaiser Health News (KHN). The article is titled "Minister for Seniors at Famed Church Confronts Ageism and the Shame It Brings." Judith Graham [...]

Our soul purpose
Research findings, media stories and articles to inspire new narratives about people living with dementia

Welcome to ABeautifulVoice.org...! Mission: A lifestyle digest amplifying ways to humanize the care of people living with dementia, including approaches from psychology, society and culture. The digest not only challenges the conventional model but also seeks to enlarge the discussion of soul care. It is created, curated, and compiled for all [...]

2022-09-08T15:55:45-05:00September 8th, 2022|Categories: Creating Community, General|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Mindful music support
The music app supporting dementia care at home

"Currently, the aged care sector is in crisis, with devastating outcomes reported by the Royal Commission into Aged Care. The Commission’s report highlighted the benefits and subsequent need for music therapy, and MATCH goes at least a part of the way to increasing access to the benefits of music therapy [...]

2022-09-01T22:11:13-05:00September 1st, 2022|Categories: General, Music as Medicine|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

Just the facts
End-of-life costs for dementia far greater than for other diseases

"Health care costs for dementia in the last years of life can be a huge financial burden for families as well as for society at large." Published: November 23, 2015 |  Source:  NIH.gov   At a Glance Health care costs for people with dementia were significantly higher in their last [...]

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