Expert provides tips on navigating dementia during pandemic and winter months

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Expert provides tips on navigating dementia during pandemic and winter months

STATE COLLEGE, Pa (WTAJ)-- The Alzheimer's Association references dementia as the general term for a decline in mental ability. This condition affects over 6 million Americans, with 280,000 coming from the state. The pandemic has affected many aspects of patients living with dementia on multiple levels. For example, patients are isolated, which doesn't allow them to maintain social interaction. Then, the shortage of caregivers in care facilities…