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In a survey of nearly 1,000 caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients, almost 40% believed that Alzheimer’s disease symptoms were “normal” or would “just go away.” This didn’t stop with just the caregivers, either: Half of the survey respondents said their loved ones waited a year or longer after their symptoms began before going to see a doctor.
Read more: Don’t Dismiss Dementia Symptoms…
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Read Kim Warchol’s latest entry in the Dementia Care Blog: Facilitating Best Abilities and Quality of Life, “Caring for Physically Aggressive Persons With ADRD,” containing tips on how to help an aggressive individual change clothes.
Read more: Caring for Physically Aggressive Persons With ADRD…
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Read Tony Jace’s latest entry in the CPI Executive Blog, “Updated Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Guidelines Recognize Two New Stages of the Disease,” about the first updates to the Alzheimer’s diagnostic criteria and guidelines since 1984.
Read more: Updated Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Guidelines Recognize Two New Stages of the Disease…
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CNN will air a one-hour special hosted by Larry King focusing on Alzheimer’s disease, on Sunday, May 1 at 8:00 pm ET/PT.
“Unthinkable: The Alzheimer’s Epidemic” will explore the disease, treatments, and research for a cure. The show will feature interviews with public figures who have witnessed the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on their loved ones, including former First Lady Laura Bush; Maria Shriver, Alzheimer’s activist and author of The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Take on Alzheimer’s; Ron Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan, and several more.
View “Unthinkable: The Alzheimer’s Epidemic to Air on CNN” in its entirety.
Read more: Larry King to Host Alzheimer’s Special…
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A study reveals that people who can speak a second language may delay Alzheimer’s disease for as many as five years longer than those who speak only one language. Scientists believe the knowledge of two languages keeps the brain in a state of constant activity, as it learns when to use one language and inhibit the other.
Read more: Multilingual People May Delay Alzheimer’s Disease…
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A recent article published in the Poughkeepsie Journal examines how bullying is an issue that affects seniors in retirement communities. The problem is increasing as the retirement population grows and more people live in these communities.
Read more: Seniors Also Victims of Bullying…
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Read the new article by Dementia Care Specialists’ Chris Ebell, OT/L, in the Dementia Care Specialists Article Library on the CPI website. Titled “Dementia With Quality of Life,” the article highlights the importance of early detection of dementia, removing the stigma associated with the disease, and facilitating quality of life throughout the disease process.
Read more: Read the Latest Article in the Dementia Care Specialists Article Library…
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