One of the first things anyone should learn to do with a potentially violent dementia patient is to speak to them calmly and in a controlled, patient, and nonthreatening manner. Staff in memory ...

A doctor jailed for punching a dementia patient in the face when they used a racist term has attempted to apologise to the man - and his mother. Dr Xowi Mwimbi, who specialised in elderly care ...

Carol wasn’t alone in her excitement: for the dozens of dementia patients and their loved ones who have taken part in the ...

Hospitals and facilities in Japan that care for dementia patients are struggling to cope ... or become confused and turn violent. This February, to help hospitals and care facilities manage ...

For a dementia patient, holding a robotic dog or cat can ... sometimes physically violent, unfortunately,” Cone said. “When they’re handed one of these robotic dogs or cats, their whole ...