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Do Pets Help with Healthy Ageing in Assisted Living Facillities?

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information Posted on October 12, 2017 by adminOctober 12, 2017

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

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The Bus Stop to Nowhere

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information Posted on October 12, 2017 by adminOctober 12, 2017


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

Posted in Assissted Living, Dementia

Common Issues With Dementia by Teepa Snow

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information Posted on June 8, 2017 by adminJune 8, 2017

Published on Aug 1, 2013

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.

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Ten Early Signs of Dementia by Teepa Snow

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information Posted on June 8, 2017 by adminJune 8, 2017

Published on Jul 23, 2013

Dementia Care and Training Specialist Teepa Snow joins Senior Helpers to help you recognize and understand the ten early signs of dementia.

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What is Dementia? by Teepa Snow

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information Posted on June 8, 2017 by adminJune 8, 2017

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Alzheimer’s: The Caregiver’s Perspective

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information Posted on June 8, 2017 by adminJune 8, 2017

Published on Nov 11, 2016

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

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Dementia & Challenging Behavoiur Documentary

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information Posted on June 8, 2017 by adminJune 8, 2017

 

Published on Dec 23, 2014

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

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5 Early Signs of Dementia

Nursing Home and Assisted Living Information Posted on May 31, 2017 by adminMay 31, 2017

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

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