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Man Quits Day Job to Soothe Dementia Patients With Nostalgic Barber Shop Experience
He even sets up a little glowing barber pole and a jukebox so the patients can listen to the music their heard when they were younger.
Canada’s First ‘Dementia Village’ is Set to Open its Doors Next Year
Canadian residents are becoming more and more excited over the construction of a new village in British Columbia.
This isn't just any village, however –...
Meet the Comedian Who Hires Comics to Visit Dementia Patients – Watch the Good News Weekly LIVE Show (Ep. #3)
Here is the Facebook edition of our new show, Good News Weekly Live, a video recorded in–studio at Liberate Hollywood on Feb. 6, 2018.
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Catch Our Good News Live Event Tuesday: Meet a Comedian Who’s Giving Seniors With Dementia the Perfect Medicine –Laughs
After Dani moved her mom with dementia across the country in order to care for her, the 85-year-old became despondent and depressed. A comic...
86-year-old With Dementia Snuggles Up to Mall Santa – and Makes Everybody Cry
An Albuquerque Santa is still wiping his eyes after a photo shoot with an elderly lady whose dementia brought her back to the childhood...
Mom and Me Vs. Dementia: Looking on the Bright Side
I haven't written much these last few weeks. My enthusiasm for many things has been tested on multiple fronts. Mom's memory issues continue to...
Lost Senior With Dementia Found in Cornfield, Thanks to Police Drone
When this 81-year-old woman with dementia went missing last weekend, police crews were struggling to find her through the difficult terrain.
Luckily, the force had...
Vietnam Vet With Dementia Reassured When Colonel Tells Him ‘Your duty is done’
It has been decades since Lawrence Silk fought through three different tours in Vietnam – but due to his dementia, he still wakes up some...
Watch Mom With Dementia React to Being Given Robotic Cat
This 81-year-old with dementia has been a lifelong cat lover – so when she was given this new robotic furry friend, she was delighted.
Virginia Smith...
Cop Befriends Loner Veteran With Dementia, Raises Money, Applies as Guardian
Sergeant Jon Sterling says he bonded with a Korean War veteran named Norm because they're both a little “eccentric.”
The two became fast friends after...
Decline in Rate of US Adults Affected by Dementia, New Study Reports
A recent study concluded that between 2000 and 2012, there was a 24% decrease in older American adults affected by dementia.
Internet Strangers Use Piano Fragments to Piece Together Song for Dad With Dementia
This Reddit user's father could only play one song on the piano, but due to dementia, he'd forgotten the tune – until the internet community stepped in.
Dementia Patients Live in the Moment, Become Touring Artists and Hen Keepers
Since discovering their hidden creative talents, these seniors are overjoyed to see this artwork hanging in a traveling displayed art exhibition.
Young Entrepreneur’s Simple Button Keeps People With Dementia From Wandering Off
After watching her own mother care for people with dementia for over 15 years, a young woman from London was inspired to create a...
Lewd Joke Doll Proves 98-Year-old Grandma With Dementia is Still a Charmer (WATCH)
Everyone warned me that my grandmother with Alzheimer’s might not recognize me and would remain disconnected during what would be my final visit to...
Middle-Agers Are Fending Off Dementia With Healthy Living: Study
If you needed one more reason to give up the fried food, put out your cigarette, and go for a walk, look no further...
Love Letters Discovered at Thrift Shop Reconnect Dementia Patient With Her Past
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Sara Redlich was sorting the bins at a Goodwill store in Oregon when something stood out. A pile of love letters all written to...
Fetal-Brain Protein in Old Age Could Fight Dementia
Scientists have discovered that a gene-regulating protein that protects the developing brain of a fetus resurfaces in old age and may stave off dementia,...
An Amazing Village Designed Just For People With Dementia
In the Netherlands, a radical idea is being tested: Self-contained "villages" where people with dementia shop, cook, and live together—safely. In the small town...
Elderly Dad With Dementia All Smiles When Re-Taught to Ride a Bike
On a cycling website, a man from Minneapolis and his wife told the story of her father, a 79-year-old man with some dementia and...