A report from the AlzheimerÛªs Association, ÛÏChanging the Trajectory of AlzheimerÛªs Disease: A National ImperativeÛ shows that the cumulative costs of care for people with AlzheimerÛªs from 2010 to 2050 will exceed $20 trillion, in todayÛªs dollars. The report also shows that the number of Americans age 65 and older...
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New Alzheimer’s Guidelines Proposed
From the New York Times – New diagnostic guidelines presented at an international AlzheimerÛªs meeting in Hawaii would mean that new technology like brain scans would be used to detect the disease even before there are evident memory problems or other symptoms. Some experts predict a two-to threefold increase in...
Alzheimer’s Disease: Success In Caregiving
[embed_youtubespan style=”font-style: italic;font-size:85%;” >[embed_youtubespan style=”font-family:arial;”>The following is a guest post by [embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=”font-family:arial;”>[embed_youtubea href=”mailto:jbeaty@serenityhealthcarellc.com”>Jeff Beaty[embed_youtube/a>, chief development officer for [embed_youtubea href=”http://www.signaturehealthcarellc.com/Corporate/Corporate.aspx?ptp=24&pid=574″>Signature HealthCARE[embed_youtube/a>[embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtubespan style=”font-family:arial;”>. His company’s recent research on Alzheimer’s shows that increasing the knowledge of the caregiver can improve the clinical application of care to the resident with dementia.[embed_youtube/span>[embed_youtube/span> [embed_youtubebr...
Alzheimer’s Association to Offer Comfort Zone, a web-based application that tracks the position of Alzheimer’s patients
One of the most widespread and potentially dangerous behaviors for persons with AlzheimerÛªs or other forms of dementia is the tendency to wander. As many as 60% of Americans affected by AlzheimerÛªs wander at some point, and are often unable to return safely without assistance. Nearly 70% of individuals that...
Should advanced dementia be considered a terminal illness?
That is the question this article in Scientific American asks readers. And perhaps they have a point. If we look at dementia in the whole we would probably help better ease the pain of those battling it and avoid unnecessary medical procedures. What scares me is that some will interpret...
Infections Worsen Dementia According to Alzheimer’s Society
People with Alzheimer’s disease who develop an infection need to be treated as soon as possible to prevent it worsening their dementia. According to research conducted by Alzheimer’s Society, there is a link between common infections, and an increase in inflammation like reactions in the brain which lead to an...