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N.C.

posted 11/10/2009, comment (1)

Skilled-care or hospice?

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 Chevron

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posted 11/10/2009, comments (0)

God is driving this bus

My Mom is currently in the hospital and my visitation is limited to 1 hour in the afternoon and 1 hour in the evening. The last few days I have met a wife and her two sons who are visiting their husband/father in the same unit. We have talked and shared our experiences as caregivers. Their loved one has just... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (0)

The trouble with AD's care

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 Chevron

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posted 11/09/2009, comment (1)

Be Prepared for Flu Double-Whammy

Family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease have so much on their plates already-so many responsibilities, so many everyday challenges and everyday crises to deal with, and so many fears of what may come tomorrow or even later today. All the news about the pervasiveness of the HINI flu and the possibility that the seasonal flu is on... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (4)

Dementia: I’m Getting Worse…Or Am I?

It's time for a checkup...a self check of where I am in the progress of my dementia. One doctor told me that, with vascular dementia, there should be no further progression unless I have further TIA's (mini-strokes). Another told me that I could have ten good years. I took both to heart and have worked toward making my mind as... Read more Chevron

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