Tag Archives: Dementia

Pauline Quirke has been diagnosed with dementia and will be stepping away from acting, her husband has confirmed. The 65-year-old star was best known for her role in the hit sitcom Birds Of A Feather, playing Sharon Theodopolopodous opposite Linda Robson, who played her sister Tracey. Steve Sheen, who has been married to Quirke since 1996, said she had been …

Credit: Screenshot via CBS Texas Congresswoman Kay Granger, Republican from Texas, had been absent from public view for six months. She was recently discovered living in a dementia care home. Granger, a venerable figure in the Republican Party and a representative of Texas’s 12th Congressional District since 1997, had not been seen casting a vote since July. She is 81 …

The former boss of Abercrombie & Fitch may have dementia and a competency hearing is needed to assess whether he can face sex charges, defence lawyers have said. Mike Jeffries, 80, who was chief executive of retailer Abercrombie & Fitch for more than two decades, pleaded not guilty in October to federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges and is …

Dementia is not a single disease but a general term for impaired ability to remember, think, or make decisions that affect everyday activities. It primarily affects older adults and is a progressive disease that can greatly impact an individual’s quality of life and those who care for them. If you think your parent is developing dementia, read on to learn …