Caregivers providing in home assistance and elderly care services certainly recognize the common association between irregular gait and dementia. Now, four recent studies have demonstrated a strong link between the two. It appears that as walking becomes abnormal, impairment in memory and cognition are also occuring. Read more in this article from the New York Times.

About the Author

Dr. Granger Benson is founder and owner of Ready Hands Home Care, a company providing personal care assistance, safety supervision, companionship and other services to Northern Virginia residents facing limitations due to aging or illness. Since its inception in 2002, Ready Hands has grown each year and become one of the largest and most highly regarded services of its kind in the northern Virginia area.