Care For Alzheimers Patients
At a recent support group meeting, a caregiver shared with me how it was that she realized something wasn’t right with her beloved husband. An avid Gamecocks fan, he could no longer remember the statistics he had rattled off to anyone who would listen for the past 20 years. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease [...]
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As the end of summer approaches, many families make plans to take a vacation to a fun place or just to relax and have a change of scenery. If you are a caregiver of a family member with Alzheimer’s disease then you will have to make appropriate plans based on the stage of the person’s memory [...]
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Despite all the warnings we have received in recent times regarding limiting our caffeine intake, it still remains the drug of choice among people today. Most Americans, on average, consume three and a half cups of coffee per day. The average number of caffeinated soft drinks such as soda that people consume is thought to [...]
The number of U.S. residents with Alzheimer’s disease is increasing annually, putting more pressure on the health care system, according to a report issued on Tuesday by the Alzheimer’s Association,USA Today reports (Brophy Marcus, USA Today, 3/24). The report was based on 2004 data and included average Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance costs per person (Tanner, AP/Austin American-Statesman, 3/24). [...]
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