Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center

12/13/2025

Happy National Cocoa Day! Enjoy a warm cup of healthy hot chocolate to celebrate!

12/12/2025

By being adaptable and sensitive to the person’s needs and wishes, caregivers can help create a joyous, dementia-friendly holiday season for their loved one with dementia.

Here’s Alzheimer’s Foundation of America do’s and don’ts to make this holiday season .

12/11/2025

Stretching can improve your flexibility, which has a variety of health benefits. And the best part is you can do it anytime, anywhere.

12/10/2025

December is Learn a Foreign Language Month! Did you know practicing another language has benefits for your cognitive health?

12/09/2025

People with Alzheimer’s disease may not see, smell, hear, and/or remember things as they used to. You can identify and remove potential home hazards to make life safer and easier for them. Consider the tips below to help prevent accidents during the holiday season.

Find more helpful information and tips from dementia care professionals at ilbrainhealth.org

12/08/2025

Will you get sick if you go out in the cold with wet hair? Is shoveling snow associated with a higher risk of heart attack?

To help you stay healthier this winter, get the facts about 5 common cold-weather beliefs at

So you went out in the cold with wet hair. Now you're bound to get sick, right? Wrong.

12/07/2025

12/06/2025

As the holiday season quickly approaches, here are a few things caregivers might want to include on their wish list for family and friends.

12/05/2025

Creativity can be very therapeutic for people with dementia. Making holiday art projects and crafts is a wonderful way for seniors to get the benefits of being creative, like improving brain connectivity and increasing positive emotions.

12/04/2025

📸Earlier today members of the RADC Community Outreach team provided a resource table for the 10th Ward Senior Christmas Party hosted by Alderman Chico. We had a wonderful time engaging with community members and celebrating the holiday season!

12/04/2025

This , kick off holiday baking with these oatmeal-coconut cookies with cranberries & white chocolate, courtesy of Eating Well.

This quick, simple recipe is sure to deliver a chewy, sweet treat that'll leave you coming back for more.

12/03/2025

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The 2025 theme is “Fostering Disability Inclusive Societies for Advancing Social Progress.”

Did you know that 16% of the world’s population is living with a disability? According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is a leading cause of disability in older adults.