A new study found that older adults who have experienced a fall are at a 21% increased risk of being diagnosed with dementia ...

Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older ... It is not routine practice to perform cognitive screening for older adults who experience a fall, according ...

A CDC study found that the burden of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will double by 2060 to include 13.9 million people. Getty Images A survey of Americans at least 65 years old who show ...

People with dementia have trouble with routine brain functions like making new memories, solving problems and completing normal tasks. About 6.2 million people 65 and older have Alzheimer’s ...

Both of us lost our dads to Alzheimer’s disease, and both of our families carried extra burdens from dementia because ... the annual check-up for adults age 65 and older. We want older adults ...

“Approximately 18% of people over 80 have dementia. Over 90 it’s 34%. But to listen to a lot of people, you’d think that absolutely everyone over 80 or 90 has dementia.

During follow-up within 90 days for the impaired group, 2.1% received a new Alzheimer or related-dementia diagnosis ... a feasible way to screen older adults during routine visits, helping ...

If you’re an older adult looking to get into exercise (or update your existing routine), check out our plan and example exercises below. Adults — including older adults — should aim for 150 ...