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 …
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Category: Alzheimer’s/Dementia/Memory Care
Lessons 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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