Covering All Your Senior Family Member’s Care Needs
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Management, Dementia and Memory Loss, Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2010
Recently, at a class I was teaching, someone asked why her mother with Alzheimer’s dementia would not eat in the skilled nursing home she was in when at home she didn’t have a problem.
Often, in medical and residential facilities, they give the patient too many choices, a challenge for those with dementia. I told her [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Alzheimer's, Dementia and Memory Loss, Future Trends, Technology, Uncategorized on Jan 26th, 2010
A recent study showed that cell phones may decrease an Alzheimer’s like disease in mice. This is startling news, particularly since previous thought had been that cell phone use could cause brain tumors. Could the answer to preventing Alzheimer’s disease really be something so convenient? It sure would be nice!http://abcnews.go.com/Health/AlzheimersNews/cell-phone-radiation-prevent-reverse-alzheimers-mice/story?id=9497387
Here is the link to the [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Alzheimer's, Care Management, Dementia and Memory Loss, Future Trends, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized on Jan 6th, 2010
The Caregiving Legacy Award from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation is being given to the “Alzheimer’s Dementia Strategy and Dementia Summit”.
I had the honor of serving on this panel with many other leading Dementia experts in San Francisco. My role, based on expertise, was that of “Care Coordination and Professional Care Manager.” Most of [...]
Posted in Alzheimer's, Dementia and Memory Loss, Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2009
Being a Firend to Someone with Dementia List
1. Select passive activities that are “in the moment”
2. Eliminate choices with planning
3. Protect their self-esteem
4. Sign up for our free Dementia classes by calling (866) 760-1808. To view the schedule of our upcoming classes click here http://www.eldercareanswers.com/answers-and-news/classes-and-support-groups.php