Living With Dementia? Why Staying In Touch With Loved Ones is So Important.
Dementia is a spreading epidemic in the US that causes cognitive degeneration and memory loss. This disease can greatly affect a person's...
Dani Waxman
- Jan 31
Overcoming the guilt of "lying" to a loved one
One of the key elements in caring for someone with dementia is understanding that they experience a different reality, especially as the...
Dani Waxman
- Oct 12, 2021
When it's Time to Move a Loved One Living with Dementia To Assisted Living
According to the latest data from the World Health Organization, over 55 million people currently live with dementia across the globe,...
Dani Waxman
- Sep 5, 2018
5 ways to care for yourself when looking after someone who suffers from dementia
If you look after someone who suffers from dementia and feel stressed or anxious, you’re not alone. One recent survey revealed that nine...
Dani Waxman
- Jun 26, 2018
5 pioneering dementia initiatives
As awareness of dementia becomes more widespread, it’s inspiring to see how individuals, communities and even national organizations are...
Dani Waxman
- Mar 14, 2018
8 great apps for people suffering with dementia
If you care for someone who is living with dementia, there’s an ever-growing list of apps which are designed to help your loved ones deal...
Dani Waxman
- Nov 28, 2017
How Can Dogs Help Alzheimer’s Patients?
When it comes to comprehensive care for patients with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, there are more options now than ever...
Dani Waxman
- Sep 12, 2017
Are we Cord Cutting TV Away from Seniors with Dementia?
Cord cutting innovations such as Hulu, Netflix, Roku, Sling TV and Amazon have made television watching simpler and cheaper–for most...
Dani Waxman
- Sep 6, 2017
Choosing a Day Clock
There are many types of dementia day clocks on the market. This article surveys the current state of the market and lists the advantages...
Dani Waxman
- Jul 4, 2017
Can music therapy really help dementia patients?
A few months ago a close friend sent me a video entitled “Gait training for Parkinson’s patient using music”. The video documents a...
Dani Waxman
- Jun 28, 2017
SNL Echo Silver – Too Close to Home for Many
SNL recently aired a parody of the Amazon Echo “poking fun” at the elderly population. There was a good deal of criticism voiced about...
Dani Waxman
- Jun 23, 2017
Robots as a tool for combating loneliness
I came across this article today and it got me thinking about the use of technology in general and robots in particular for improving...
Dani Waxman
- Jun 20, 2017
Should we be disrupting dementia?
Based on my own experience both caring for a family member with dementia as well as being a co-founder in a related startup, I found this...
Dani Waxman
- Jun 20, 2017
RecallCue – Digital Memory Aid
It’s with mixed emotions that I announce the release of RecallCue, a digital memory aid for families caring for a loved one with MCI...