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Joseph

I am a retired postal worker coordinating care for my age 88 mom.

posted 11/05/2009, comments (4)

Later Stage Dementia - Some Common Ground For Communication

My 88 year old mother has "unspecified" dementia. She presents all of the classic Alzheimer's disease dementia characteristics. Since January 2009, she has slipped quickly from someone who was having occasional memory problems, but could carry on a relevant conversation, to someone who now speaks about her delusions as though they... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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has vascular dementia

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (5)

Dementia: To Know or Not To Know, A Ponderance

A reader posed a most intriguing question to me giving me pause for thought: Would I, if I had it to do over again, want to know my diagnosis of dementia? I answered in fifty words or less...but the question begs for further exploration. Each of us is different-that's a "duhhhh" statement if I ever heard one; but it's so... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (3)

Laws in Nursing home

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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Laws Protecting Nursing Home... Read more Chevron

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Diane W

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Seeking other caregivers of Alzheimer's Parent

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (2)

A Poem with a message..

THE WOODEN BOWLA frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law and 4-year-old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table, but the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off the spoon onto the floor. When he... Read more Chevron

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Christine Kennard

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posted 11/02/2009, comment (1)

Caregiver Skills for Managing Fecal Incontinence in Middle and Late Stage Alzheimer's

Fecal incontinence affects many people who have Alzheimer's disease. It can occur at any stage of Alzheimer's disease, but is more common in middle stage and very common in late stage Alzheimer's. There are caregiving stratagies to improve and, in some cases, eliminate bowel incontinence. Here's How! Exclude Diseases That Cause of Fecal... Read more Chevron

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