Alzheimers

For people with dementia, establishing an environment that focuses on the individual's strengths, interests, preferences and particular needs will provide the best patient care. Patients with...

A care plan for a patient with dementia, no matter where he is living, ensures the highest quality of life for him despite this diagnosis. Since each person with dementia displays different...

Alzheimer's, a progressive mind-robbing disease, eventually takes away a person's ability to care for himself. Many of these people live in nursing homes and assisted living facilities with a...

Dementia care units are no longer long, locked hallways. Instead a variety of design interventions have created home-like atmospheres with a nonclinical emphasis for memory care communities.

A 2007 report by the University of Michigan claimed that as many as one in seven Americans aged 70 or older (about 3.4 million) have some form of dementia, with the most common form, Alzheimer's...

If you care for a spouse or parent with the dementia known as Alzheimer disease (or Alzheimer's disease, or AD), you may forget that there is still a person in the body, if not the person you once...

Dementia is the deterioration of cognitive skills caused by Alzheimer's and other diseases. Stella Henry, elder-care specialist, divides dementia into three stages: early, middle and late. The...

Frontotemporal dementia, or frontal lobe dementia, is one of the most challenging dementias known. This disease has a very rapid onset, and immediate preparations should be made once a diagnosis...

Deciding when your loved one with dementia is ready to die is difficult. Letting go is a challenge. Understanding what advanced dementia is and preparing for it go a long way in dealing with this...

According to the Alzheimer's Association, an estimated 5.3 million people are living with this fatal disease. Alzheimer's is the seventh-leading cause of death. The disease affects parts of the...

A symposium in April 2008 helped change the thinking about nursing homes. The theme of the discussion, called "Creating Home in the Nursing Home," was person-centered care and living...

Alzheimer's disease is not a normal part of the aging process. According to the Alzheimer's Association, over 5 million people in the United States suffer from this condition. Ninety percent of...

Caring for an Alzheimer's patient can be overwhelming and exhausting. However, there are ways to make caring for someone with Alzheimer's more pleasant. Even though a caregiver's efforts are...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) was developed through the United Kingdom's National Health Service. The institute's clinical guidelines provide recommendations regarding the...

Hearing the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is a frightening experience for the patient and their family. The fact is that 50 to 70% of cases thought to be dementia are due to Alzheimer's...

A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can devastate any family and cause a major upheaval of the family dynamic. However, more families today are opting to care for their loved ones at home as long...

Watching a loved one lose their memory is one of life's toughest challenges. Caregivers tend to experience a variety of emotions and feelings, including anger, helplessness, denial and depression....

Dementia is the umbrella term under which fall a number of diseases that affect the patient's mind. You may notice that common symptoms include a gradual loss of short term and long term memories,...

According to the Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia and it is progressive, as well as fatal. The illness damages brain cells, leading to loss of...

As America ages, adult day care services--and respite for family caregivers--are becoming increasingly important. While less familiar than the local senior center, adult day care provides a vital...

Getting a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease does not mean you cannot get involved in making decisions about your care. Alzheimer's disease requires special kind of care. If you or someone you love...

Alzheimer's disease is not simply a degenerative cognitive disease; it also progresses to a physically degenerative disease. It affects more than 5 million Americans, with a projected increase if...

Alzheimer's disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the number of people who suffer from the disease is growing. Those who have a loved one with the disease worry...

Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia, which means loss of mental capacities, including memory and reasoning. Alzheimer's is progressive and there is no current cure. There is,...

Over 5.2 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease, and it's anticipated that 10 million baby boomers will be diagnosed with it sometime in their lifetime. People with...

November is Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. Last year I read a great article on being a caregiver for someone you love with Alzheimer's. Here's an excerpt of that article with six pieces of...

Alzheimer's Disease is an affliction that happens to many older individuals (usually in their 70s, 80s and even older). Luckily, there are many Alzheimer's care homes out there in which those with...

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive condition which causes ever-worsening damage to the brain tissue of the sufferer and impedes memory and normal brain function. There is currently no cure for...

Every 72 seconds someone in America develops Alzheimer's and by the middle of the century, that number will increase to every 33 seconds. Unfortunately, this means a lot of people have experience...

Whether caring for an elderly parent, a chronically ill young child or sandwiched between two generations with the responsibility of caring for both, caregivers who experience high levels of...

70 percent of people with Alzheimer's live at home, and most are cared for by family members. Caregivers are called upon to provide moral support, medication, meals and days structured with...