Perhaps your loved one was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia, and though they have not progressed rapidly in their disease, you sense that soon enough they will not be able to be left alone. Oftentimes, a family and friends decide to put their loved one in a residential care facility, and maybe that is Read More
Mental Health and Aging
By Vince Brim, PsyD, CMC Clinical Director There are many factors to consider regarding mental health and aging: Aging adults with a history of mental health problems Mental health issues that can arise as a result of aging, such as depression and anxiety Mental health and behavioral issues related to the course of dementia Mental health Read More
Would You Want to Know You Were Going to Get Alzheimer’s?
According to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, scientists think in the next few years they will have a blood test for predicting Alzheimer’s that is almost 90% accurate. Some bioethicists claim this information could be devastating for individuals and family and color all dimensions of life with a dark crayon. However, both the Alzheimer’s Association Read More
Memories: The Building Blocks of Our Lives
Even if we can’t remember the details, we can use our early experiences, our memories, to bring back smiles, laughter or tears. Nevertheless, these early memories are what make us who we are today. Some of us have only positive memories of our childhood, while others may have a tough time due to our unique Read More
Planning for the End of Life: Who Would Want to Do That?
There is a lot of planning around birth and the welcoming of new little people into our world… but the other end of the life equation is little talked about. “Why?” we ask. Well, it isn’t fun to think about not being part of the life we love and the lives of those who have Read More
Alzheimer’s at Young Ages – “Still Alice”
Julianne Moore does an incredible job at playing the part of brilliant, 50-year-old college professor “Alice” who recognizes her own symptoms of a brain disorder – thinking, of course, that it must be a brain tumor. She was forgetting words and directions with more frequency; her normal thought process seemed just a little “out of Read More
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