Robot Animals Help Elderly With Dementia Reading up on the latest research on ageing I have seen a study conducted by Northumbria University on the benefits of a robotic animal – specifically a seal pup, being used in a care home with the elderly, especially those with dementia. When compared to a group of residents […]

Reading For Mental Agility Our brain needs a work out too to stay fit and healthy. Some people think we reach our mental capacity at around the age of 22 and everything starts to go downhill after 27. A depressing thought but we can help that with exercise too. A new study from Rush University […]

Man’s Best Friend – Dementia Dogs Dementia is one of the most feared conditions of aging. First of all not everyone gets it thankfully  but it is scary particularly for carers and family when people do.   There’s a great story on agingcare.com (an American site) about a man who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease […]

Clear Thinking for a Better Memory Clear thinking can help us to accurately recall both short term and longer term memories.  This blog post will give resources to help with this.  But first of all it can be helpful to know what sort of things you tend to forget? Forget-Me-Not Flowers Source:FlickrUser-Sir Iwan The key […]

A Healthy Lifestyle for A Better Memory – Part 4 of 5 Lifestyle Factors that help maintain a good memory are the things we do and take part in that produce more wellbeing in our lives. Social Activities for the Elderly According to research, those who still maintain social activities when they are older live […]

General Health Factors – Part 3 of 5 Welcome back to our third part of our series on memory help for the elderly.  These factors, if we can be aware of them and work to focus on them, can bring us many benefits as we age to keep our minds sharp and our memory clear.  […]

Elderly Exercises for a Better Memory – Part 2 of 5 There are a number of aspects of our life that we can change so that we can maintain our memories and keep our brain in gear as we get older.  The main 5 factors we will cover in this series are:- 1) Diet 2) […]

Elderly Diet for a Better Memory – Part 1 of 5 There are many factors in life that can impact our memories as we age.  The main 5 factors are:- 1) Diet 2) Exercise 3) Health 4) Lifestyle 5) Cognition For the diet there are a number of beneficial foods that when included in the […]