How Videos Are Helping Dementia Patients at Metro Vancouver Care Homes Remember Daily Routines

How videos are helping dementia patients at Metro Vancouver care homes remember daily routines

At Rosewood Manor, a long-term care home in Richmond, 93-year-old Marjory Priebe is watching a video with soothing music and images of beaches, tropical plants and hula dancers that are projected onto a large wall.

Caring for her mum inspired Dr Sabina Brennan to help others dealing with dementia

Dr Sabina Brennan can remember the day clearly. The neuroscientist and psychologist had gone to visit her mother Colette in hospital on her way to work and the sight she was met with filled her with horror. ‘My mum had dementia and she had been in hospital for six or eight weeks at this stage, she had a chronic and severe UTI and was suffering from delirium,’ Sabina explains. 'She’d pack a bag every morning and try to leave and I don’t blame her…

Memory Cafes At The National Comedy Center Ignite Laughter And Connection For Dementia Patients

Mario and Gail Cirasunda, of Orchard Park, N.Y., look at exhibits from past and current comedy stars on display during a Memory Cafe event at the National Comedy Center Monday, May 5, 2025, in Jamestown, N.Y.(Jeffrey T. Barnes / AP Photo) Mario and Gail Cirasunda share a kiss on a bench following a Memory Cafe event at the National Comedy Center.(Jeffrey T. Barnes / AP Photo) By Carolyn ThompsonThe Associated PressJAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Side by …

Care worth remembering: The healthcare workers and family members supporting dementia patients

Melissa Taylor, the director of nursing for Morning Pointe Senior Living in Franklin, Indiana, walks past halls of smiling faces every day as she makes her way to her office.