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Communication with others is so essential to our lives that it’s hard to imagine existence without it. Yet even among adults with no cognitive impairment, achieving true understanding can be a challenge. When communicating with someone who has dementia, the challenge is much greater. Read More →

Outpatient health care involves interactions with many different professionals, but at its center is the physician office visit. The effectiveness of an individual’s medical care depends in large part on how well this brief interaction proceeds. Yet many people give little... Read More →

Alzheimer’s disease is the commonest form of dementia among the elderly. Approximately one half of individuals over age 85 have dementia. We all know that our population is aging, but the rate of growth in the over-85 group will be particularly rapid. Whereas the number of... Read More →