Category Archives: Dementia and Legal Capacity

This second part of the post focuses a bit more on the qualitative aspect of memory – memory as meaningful life activity, not just...

So I’m back to that rather slippery theme of memory again – this is the first of two parts. The online Merriam-Webster defines memory...

In case you’re wondering, yes, I have a copy of the Dr. Seuss book “You’re Only Old Once!” in my office waiting room. What,...

Detecting financial abuse or exploitation of an elder by their agent is not always an easy matter.  Recent studies show, however, that the vast...

This is a popular theme of mine, this topic of the burgeoning number of elders with dementia (Alzheimer’s or other types).  The issue of...

  I’m a baby boomer, but since both of my parents are now deceased, I’m no longer a “boomer sandwich.”  What does the future...

Part I of this post began: In our death-denying and youth-glorifying culture, how does dementia figure as a disease? Is there a cause? Is...

In our death-denying and youth-glorifying culture, how does dementia figure as a disease? Is there a cause? Is there a cure?  What pills can...

Law Day – what is that about. . . .? I haven’t seen the greeting cards to mark the occasion! The theme for Law...

There have been some recent articles about studies relating to loneliness and dementia.  Here is a link to “Loneliness Increases Dementia Risk Among the...