Home for the Holidays: Recognizing Signs of Dementia in Your Loved Ones
As families gather for the holidays, they have an opportunity to check in on loved ones they may not have seen for a while.
How can you tell the difference between normal aging and signs of dementia? If you have concerns, what should your next steps be? Dr. David Hutchings answers these and other questions.
David T Hutchings, Ph.D. specializes in geriatric neuropathology and dementias. He is the founder of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care, LLC. A private practice firm focused on the evaluation, treatment and clinical education of all forms of dementia. Dr Hutchings works on the state and national levels for clinical education to practitioners and caregivers. He is also the Chief Operations Officer for Spectramed. He serves as a faculty member at John Patrick University in the department of Dementia/Alzheimer’s Medical program as well as co– chair for the university’s Cognitive and Memory Disorders Clinic. Dr Hutchings is a well known national and local speaker on topics related to Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
