Dear Carol: My mother, who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, repeats the same question multiple times an hour. I know that’s typical behavior with Alzheimer’s, but it’s driving me nuts. I start out ...

Dear Carol: It’s still morning but since my mom has dementia and lives with me, I’ve already answered the same question five times. She’ll get stuck on one topic and can’t let it go. This week it’s, ...

Repetitive questions — such as “What time is it?” or "Is it time to go home?" — are common and used throughout our lifetimes. Such questions are embedded in our brain memory file. So for a person with ...