- Introduction
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
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Caregiving
- Coping with Emotional Changes
- Coping with Memory Loss
- Costs and Insurance
- Creating a Daily Routine
- Exercise
- Health and Wellbeing of the Caregiver
- Home Safety Adjustments
- Mental Exercises
- Respite Care
- Talking to Children about Alzheimer's
- Talking to Friends about Alzheimer's
- Telling Someone They Have Alzheimer's
- Transition to Assisted Living
- Transition to Nursing Home
- Work
- Related Conditions
- Resources
Validation Therapy In Dementia Care
Dementia is a brain disorder with permanent loss of memory or other higher cognitive function.. Dementia can either be progressive, such as in
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Mental Health Awareness Month: Dementia Does Not Stop You From...
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Top Ten Recommendations for Caregivers of Those with Dementia
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Massage Therapy: The Gift of Touch
Touch. It's a human need. Babies in orphan nurseries, who are properly fed and kept warm and clean but not given enough touch, can die. The... Read more »
Coping With the Alternate Realities of Dementia Patients: Part II
I'd like to revisit my post titled "Coping With the Alternate Realities of Dementia Patients," because I received an intense comment from... Read more »
Changing Attitudes and Culture of Dementia in Care Homes: Improving...
By viewing people with dementia as unique individuals rather than a group of victims of a terrible disease, shifts the way relatives and... Read more »
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Dementia
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Chronic brain syndrome; Lewy body dementia; DLB; Vascular dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; MCI TreatmentFor information on how to take care of a... Read more »
Post-surgery oxygen therapy may speed dementia
Researchers say that seniors who are exposed to several hours of oxygen therapy after surgery may experience an onset of dementia. In an animal... Read more »
Pain Assessment Scale Reliable and Valid Measurement
Source: eOrthopod
More than 20 percent of people in the United States, age 35 years or older, have complained of chronic knee pain. Many complain of multiple sites,... Read more »
Dementia
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention Most of the causes of dementia cannot be prevented. Good personal health habits and medical care, however, can prevent some types of... Read more »
Clinical trial: Partners in dementia care
This is a clinical trial to integrate family and community support services for veterans suffering from dementia. The study will monitor and assess... Read more »
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