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What People with Dementia Want from Long Term Care Facilities

Seeking a Meaningful and Purposeful Life Most of us seek a meaningful and purposeful life. For many people with dementia however, care facilities seem geared more towards survival than making quality of life paramount. Research by E Barnett, from her conversations with people in Day Centers, show that they had three main preoccupations; home, loss... Read moreChevron
posted 04/29/2011, comments (2)|
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New Report Should Inform Policymakers' Discussions about Health Care

Because the U.S. Congress is still having debates about the United States health care system, I decided to share the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report with my own representative. I didn’t make any statements in my email to him about my views about health care reform, but did point... Read moreChevron
posted 03/28/2011, comments (0)|
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Report Describes Dementia's Toll on Caregivers

Caregiving is something that sneaks up on you. The stress of taking care of someone with dementia can not only last a long time, but it can take a tremendous toll on the caregiver. The Alzheimer’s Association’s 2011 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures reported that caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or other types of... Read moreChevron
posted 03/25/2011, comments (3)|
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Changing Attitudes and Culture of Dementia in Care Homes: Improving Care

By viewing people with dementia as unique individuals rather than a group of victims of a terrible disease, shifts the way relatives and health care staff interact with them.  It recognizes the whole person, their past accomplishments, their social interactions, their psychological needs, and reinstates their humanity. It reduces the,... Read moreChevron
posted 03/01/2011, comment (1)|
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Can Religion be a Comfort for People with Dementia?

An active religious life, say a number of researchers, results in greater satisfaction with life. Religious belief often holds a greater significance for the elderly and with 5-15% of the over 65s suffering from some form of dementia, religion should continue to be important to them.   My father, an agnostic for most of his later life,... Read moreChevron
posted 02/17/2011, comments (2)|
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