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Christine Kennard

posted 05/12/2008, comment (1)

A Different Way To Distinguish Between Good, and Bad Nursing Homes

Many years ago, when I was still a student nurse, part of the study program I had to undertake related to the work of the sociologist Erving Goffman. It didn't take long for me to appreciate just how profound and timely Goffman's insights were. What I could not appreciate was the timeless nature of his observations and how they would continue to... Read more Chevron

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Dorian Martin

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posted 05/05/2008, comments (2)

Slow Medicine: A New Approach to Elders' Quality of Life

What would it be like if we gave the elderly the time and the information to make their own decisions about the level of medical care given to them as they approach the final hour? That's the idea behind slow medicine, which is described in a New York Times article by Jane Gross. "Grounded in research at the Dartmouth Medical... Read more Chevron

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Christine Kennard

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posted 04/22/2008, comments (2)

Different Stages of Alzheimer's Require Different Methods of Caregiving

Because people with Alzheimer's disease are a diverse group of individuals from different backgrounds and different lifestyles, activities need to be tailored accordingly. However, there are reasons why some activities may be better than others depending on which stage of Alzheimer's the person is experiencing. A way of thinking about this is to... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 04/16/2008, comments (4)

Toy Tractors Trigger Memories for Alzheimer’s Patients

RDO Equipment, of Moorhead, MN specializes in agriculture. The company also specializes in giving back to the community. RDO services a metro area that is divided by the Red River of the North - North Dakota on one side, Minnesota on the other. While the cities of Fargo, ND and Moorhead, MN are large enough to have an urban flavor, they are... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/14/2008, comments (2)

Intimacy and Dementia: Is There a Time to Stop Having Sex?

Intimacy with Dementia: Is There a Time to Stop Having Sex? The issue of expressed sexuality during dementia remains something of a taboo. Within residential settings the complexity of the topic is often compounded by the attitudes of caregivers or even the design and layout of the building. In this posting I fall back on just a couple of my... Read more Chevron

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