Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same ...

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In June 2025, an elderly woman with dementia went missing in a forested area in Natuna, Indonesia, while tending to her ...

Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances, according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ian McDonough, Binghamton University, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION) ...