Tag: alzheimer’s disease
Getting the Word Out: An Interview with the Alzheimer’s Association
Our interview with a Care Manager from the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Michigan showcases some of the most important issues in raising Alzheimer’s awareness. For all the progress we’ve made in the diagnosis and understanding of Alzheimer’s disease, we’ve still got a long way to go. One of the hurdles, according to Kate Williams, LMSW,…
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Poll Results: Top Priority for Government Healthcare Funding
Poll results are in— we asked our A Place for Mom readers what they thought the government’s top healthcare research funding priority should be, and found that an overwhelming majority are concerned about Alzheimer’s disease research. In fact, Alzheimer’s received 2,150 votes out of 4,069 votes. Learn what healthcare concerns came in the number two…
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Top 7 Books About Alzheimer’s for Caregivers
We’ve compiled a list of the top books about Alzheimer’s for caregivers on ways to cope with the challenges of caring for someone with memory loss. Caregivers need comfort too—and few people know this fact better than the family members of someone with Alzheimer’s disease. Caring for someone with dementia poses unique challenges, but it can…
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10 New and Exciting Alzheimer’s Disease Findings
New ways to predict Alzheimer’s disease and new tips for prevention are just some of the most recent scientific discoveries in the fight against dementia. Imagine if you could prevent Alzheimer’s just by drinking more green tea, or if you could find out years in advance whether you’ve got a risk of the disease. From…
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Can Obama’s BRAIN Initiative Reduce Soaring Dementia Care Costs?
The White House’s newly proposed BRAIN Initiative promises funding for much-needed research, but how will it help advance the treatment of dementia and rising dementia care costs? Both the costs and the number of people with dementia are projected to more than double by 2040, according to a rigorous new study led by the RAND…
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Dementia’s Cost to Families and Caregivers in 2012
According to the latest facts and figures from the Alzheimer’s Association, 1-in-3 seniors dies with some form of dementia. Arm yourself with the latest information about the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on Americans. Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia have a devastating impact not only on the health of older adults, but also on…
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How to Recognize Signs it’s Time for Assisted Living
Sometimes caring for a loved one with dementia begins to take too much of a toll on the caregiver. We asked a psychologist for tips on how to recognize when it’s time for assisted living. More than 15 million Americans devote time and energy to caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or other…
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Top 10 Scary Facts About Alzheimer’s Disease
You’ve heard some of the frightening facts and figures about Alzheimer’s Disease, but are you up on the latest information? Researchers learn more and more about Alzheimer’s every year, and some of the statistics are staggering indeed. The Alzheimer’s Association publishes an annual report detailing the costs and complications of the disease to patients, caregivers…
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Senior Living Week: Pope Retires, Treatment of Alzheimer’s + Love
This week at A Place for Mom, we celebrated Valentine’s Day with our loved ones (do you know what “love language” you speak?) and 85-year old Pope Benedict XVI resigned. Perhaps he’s looking for assisted living? (He’s expected to spend his retirement at the newly renovated Mater Ecclesiae monastery.) Check out these senior living articles…
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Dementia Care Dos & Don’ts: Dealing with Dementia Behavior Problems
Mid-to-late stage dementia and Alzheimer’s patients often present challenging behavior problems for their caregivers. The anger, sadness, paranoia, confusion, and fear they’re experiencing can result in oppositional, aggressive and sometimes violent speech or actions. Read about some things people with dementia say, understand why they’re saying it and learn which strategies are most effective in…
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