I just heard something horrible from a person in this assisted living facility in NY. Either she does not understand Alzheimer's late stage or she is liberal about living in the end stage.
She was telling me that facility either take the AD elder if he can talk/walk/feed himself. When he cannot feed himself/talk/walk, they would put... Read more
I just came across to this article in US News website:
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/best-nursing-homes/2009/03/11/the-trouble-with-alzheimers-care-one-familys-story.html
I think this is an article that the families with AD elders need to read to watch out for when they consider a nursing home or assisted living for AD... Read more
A lot of people seem to think nursing homes impose restraints on the residents when they are agitated. In 1987, the new reform act stops the restraints in the federal funded homes. The article below lists out the rules.
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Laws Protecting Nursing Home... Read more
It has been a long time since the whole thing started. When my late mother-in-law passed away in Oct. 2004, my father-in-law had already shown some memory loss. Due to some family factor/father-son relationship factor, my FIL is always in Chicagoland area alone with home care in his house. At first we had to start home care with one or 4 hours a... Read more
Just want to share with all of you about this new Nobel Physics prize winner Charles K. Kao. He is a Chinese, UK and American citizen. He is only 75 and now lives at home with his wife in Calif. If you notice it in the Nobel prize web site, you will find that he is unable to be interviewed after being awarded this great prize this week.
Dr. Kao... Read more
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