June 12 (UPI) -- Older adults diagnosed with dementia lose their ability to assess how well they manage their finances , according to a recent study I co-authored in The Gerontologist. In comparison, people of the same age who don't have dementia are aware of their financial abilities - and this awareness improves over time. For our study, we used data from over 2,000 adults in the U.S. age 65 and older, collected during a long-term study on aging . We focused on how participants' financial