WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition – Published on Oct 12, 2017
Dr Elizabeth Galik’s WALTHAM funded research of the University of Maryland is seeking to establish whether pets bring health benefits for older people in assisted living situations.… Read the rest
Published on Nov 1, 2016 – The Bridges by EPOCH at Hingham in Massachusetts built a ‘bus stop to nowhere’ in the courtyard of their memory care community. The idea serves as an example of person-centered, life enrichment programming aimed at improving the quality of life for assisted living residents … Read the rest
Dementia Care and Training Specialist Teepa Snow joins Senior Helpers to discuss common issues that might come up during the course of the dementia disease.
Dementia Care and Training Specialist Teepa Snow joins Senior Helpers to help you recognize and understand the ten early signs of dementia.
From diagnosis to saying the long goodbye, caregivers share their diverse experiences of caring for loved ones in the world of dementia. Alzheimer’s is more than memory loss; it affects many generations and is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. Teepa
Caring at home for a person with dementia is a demanding role.
Caring for a loved one with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers. People with dementia from conditions such as Alzheimer’s and related diseases have a progressive brain disorder that makes
By: approvedinhomecare | Posted: 04th July 2012
According to memory experts, even doctors miss early dementia signs because they’re focused on memory loss to the exclusion of other symptoms. In fact, in 2011 Spanish researchers found that more than a third of adults who go on to develop early-onset Alzheimer’s … Read the rest
