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This concept applies in dementia as well! The environment often has a huge impact on participation and engagement levels.

When we reduce clutter and modify the environment in a way that matches abilities, we are allowing those with dementia to exist at their most functional levels throughout disease progression.

Think about how you feel when your home is a mess—unmade beds, toys strewn everywhere, dust on the floors, grimy dishes in the sink. Compare that to when your home is clean and tidy, with everything in its place. Does one scenario bring on stressful feelings, while the other makes you feel calm and settled?

Even if we don’t consciously realize it, our environments affect us. Children are no exception and are in fact more sensitive to what’s around them than adults.

Our Montessori teachers take great care in the preparation of their classroom environments, guided in large part by the idea of simplicity.

We are depending more than ever on family caregivers - ever more reason to provide them with more support, guidance, and skills. They are a crucial resource we cannot afford to neglect!

Pennsylvania seeing shortage of dementia care workers, as presence of Alzheimer's continues to increase Alzheimer’s disease continues to take a devastating toll on thousands of families across the country and a new report shows that is only expected to grow.