Alzheimer’s Disease — Finding Simple Solutions to Problems By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s caregivers find it difficult to deal with behaviors that come along with Alzheimer’s disease. Sometimes it is best [...]
How to Provide Alzheimer’s Support From a Distance 10 ideas on caring for someone with dementia — when you’re not the primary caregiver By Paula Spencer, Caring.com senior editor Long-distance [...]
Home Care or Assisted Living, Which is Best? by LTC Expert Publications LLC As the general population continues to age, demands for more efficient health care will increase. The health [...]
December News from NorthStar! It’s on everybody’s mind to a more or lesser degree. The economic period we are living through is troubling. It is touching everyone everywhere in virtually [...]
Early Grief and the Long Goodbye: Grieving Parents Before They Are Gone By: Carol Bradley Bursack Nearly everyone involved in caring for aging loved ones is experiencing grief. Often, however, [...]
It’s called sundowning because, traditionally it tends to begin around sunset. It’s the agitation time, which affects many who have dementia. It typically continues for a couple of hours and then may pass. It is most likely to start in late afternoon, although some people begin earlier and others reported as starting in the morning.
Friends and Family May Be Best Detectors of Early Alzheimer’s Disease Family members and friends may be better judges of early Alzheimer’s disease than standard memory tests, a new study [...]
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month Sheds Spotlight on Treatment, Prevention Efforts November marks the beginning of National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, a reminder that the number of people who will develop the [...]
Report on Dementia in USA Scope of the Problem: According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease The rate of occurrence of cognitive impairment among the older [...]
In the latest Patient Voices segment, producer Karen Barrow explores the frightening and confusing world of Alzheimer’s. She captures the voices of both patients and loved ones who are struggling with issues of independence, long-term care and making the most of the time they have left.