Money management skills focus of new dementia research June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month and new research examined the connection between dementia and awareness about money management skills.
Some 17,000 South Dakotans aged 65 and older have Alzheimer's disease, and another 17% of residents age 45 and older have what's known as subjective cognitive decline.
Ian McDonough, associate professor of psychology at Binghamton University in New York and the study's co-author, said people with dementia are unaware if they are making errors in handling their bank accounts and other financial tasks. ...(Read More)