alzheimers

Could the 1950s Help Someone With Dementia?

March 15, 2012

in Dementia Care

Rotary phones. Vinyl records. Mahogany television cabinets. Bakelite.

When it comes to soothing persons with dementia, memory rooms can provide much comfort. Filled with props such as music and newspapers from a specific era and infused with a relaxed, lounge-like feel, memory rooms don’t replace nursing care, but they do provide other, needed support for patients who often remember their youth much more than the present day.

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Unique Project Captures the Bittersweetness of Aging

February 23, 2012

in Dementia Care

“Until we are face to face with the mortality of another, we don’t give much thought to our own.”

Photographer Isa Leshko spent a year helping care for her mother, who has Alzheimer’s. She chose not to photograph her family during that time. Instead, her emotions came out in a series of photographs about a different subject: Elderly animals.

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Don’t Dismiss Dementia Symptoms

January 16, 2012

in Dementia Care

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.

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Caring for Physically Aggressive Persons With ADRD

December 22, 2011

in Dementia Care,Mental Health

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.

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Updated Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Guidelines Recognize Two New Stages of the Disease

May 12, 2011

in Dementia Care,Health Care,In the News

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.

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Larry King to Host Alzheimer’s Special

April 29, 2011

in Dementia Care,Health Care,In the News

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.

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Multilingual People May Delay Alzheimer’s Disease

April 4, 2011

in Dementia Care

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.

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