Almost 6 million people in the United States are living with dementia. About 97% of dementia patients are over the age of 65. The CDC predicts that 14 million people …
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Category: Alzheimer’s/Dementia/Memory Care
Dementia Villages: A Future Housing Alternative for Alzheimer’s Sufferers?
More than 6 million Americans over the age of 65 suffer from dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is most prevalent cause of dementia. About one in ten older Americans have developed Alzheimer’s …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Dementia and Medical-Legal Implications
Understanding Dementia and Medical-Legal Implications By Sanjay Adhia, M.D. Dementia encompasses degenerative disorders to the brain. It can be subtle and fluctuate in severity even from day to day. It …
Continue ReadingA Path Forward for People Living with Dementia and Their Care Partners
About 6.2 million Americans who are 65 or older are living with dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease. About two-thirds of those individuals are women. Almost three-quarters of people with dementia …
Continue ReadingAmbiguous Loss: Mourning a Loved One Who’s Still Alive
My friend Jack texted me the link to the same article three times in two days — his brain addled by a combination of lack of sleep and the stress …
Continue ReadingLessons Learned in Dementia Care: From Memory Enhancement to Namaste
Joyce Simard began her career as a dementia care specialist almost unwittingly nearly four decades ago. She had logged many early years as what she calls “a real social worker” …
Continue ReadingAlzheimer’s Care in Nursing Homes: Moving Away From Medicating
Most people say they fear getting Alzheimer’s disease more than they fear heart disease, stroke, diabetes, or cancer, according to a number of recent polls. And a large number even …
Continue ReadingNursing Home Residents With Alzheimer’s: Drugged to Death?
Despite strict government warnings and national initiatives cracking down on administering antipsychotic drugs to older people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia, dangerous abuses persist. The practice is particularly pernicious …
Continue ReadingThe Cost of Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Memory Care
Seniors who suffer from Alzheimer’s and other medical conditions that attack the brain are a constant source of worry for their children and other concerned relatives. Dementia — the erosion …
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