In nursing homes, two-thirds of residents have some dementia.
It was an odd little thing about some dementia or something.
Although Mom doesn't wander like some dementia patients, she does on occasion run away.
These drugs can slow down the onset of the illness for some dementia patients in the early and moderate stages of the disease.
Johnny Cummings's mother, Betty, was a schoolteacher; she has some dementia now and spends most days in his salon, telling him she loves him.
The hashtag "#eastwooding" sounds to me like a variation on "sundowning," a reference to the agitated evening behavior of some dementia patients — at least, that was my interpretation.
The incidence of dementia is lower among those better educated, as well as among those who control their blood pressure and cholesterol, possibly because some dementia is caused by ministrokes and other vascular damage.
CQC inspections at the home in August 2011 and August 2012, one prompted by a whistle-blower, found some dementia patients were being put to bed early and residents were not always treated with respect.
"For some, dementia sets in, but for those who remain cognizant of mind and body, life can dribble away.
Mom, who has some dementia, looked at me and said, "Seeing you makes me realize how much I miss you".
