Arizona Man Charged with Allegedly Slitting His Dementia-Suffering Grandmother’s Throat
An Arizona man was charged Sunday with slitting his grandmother’s throat because, police say, he no longer wanted to care for her because she had dementia.
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North Carolina Democrat Focuses on Dementia Patients in Pursuit of Firearm Confiscation Bill
North Carolina State Rep. Marcia Morey (D-30) is focusing on dementia patients in hopes of gaining traction for her efforts to empower police to confiscate firearms from state residents.
Buzz Aldrin’s Children Fight for Control of His Company, Foundation
Andrew and Janice Aldrin hope to wrest their father’s legacy from him, claiming that the legendary astronaut is in “cognitive decline.”
Dutch Probe ‘Appalling’ Euthanasia of Dementia Patient
(AP) — In a rare series of moves, Dutch authorities are investigating whether doctors may have committed crimes in five euthanasia cases, including the deaths of two women with advanced Alzheimer’s disease.
Husband Continues to Give Wife with Dementia Valentine’s Day Chocolates 39 Years Later
A devoted husband has gifted his wife the same box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day since 1979.
Woman Found Alive in Massachusetts After She Went Missing in 1975
A woman who disappeared after her husband dropped her off at an upstate New York hospital for a doctor’s appointment in 1975 has been found, authorities say.
Loco! Projection! Ana Navarro Blasted for Insisting Trump Has Dementia
CNN “Republican” talker Ana Navarro was ridiculed for insisting that President Donald Trump has “dementia.”
Nursing Home Workers Charged With Sexually Exploiting 100-Year-Old Dementia Patient
Two workers at an assisted care facility in Ohio are facing felony sex charges after allegedly sexually exploiting a 100-year-old dementia patient, reports reveal.
Japan Tags Dementia Sufferers with Barcodes
(AFP) — A Japanese city has introduced a novel way to keep track of senior citizens with dementia who are prone to getting lost — tagging their fingers and toes with scan-able barcodes.
Will Ferrell Backs Out of Film Mocking Reagan’s Alzheimer’s
Will Ferrell has canceled plans to star in and produce a comedic film mocking President Ronald Reagan’s tragic battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Robot Companions Being Developed to Help Care for Dementia Patients
As amazing — and somewhat terrifying — robotic advances lead us toward the replacement of humans in the workforce, a university in Singapore is focusing on humanoids to help care for dementia patients.
Adam Sandler Film Idea Being Used to Help Dementia Patients
In the 2004 romantic comedy 50 First Dates, Adam Sandler’s character courts a young woman (Drew Barrymore) with dementia as a result of brain damage, and late in the film, helps her to remember him each day with a video of who he is and how they met.
