The relationship between dietary patterns and age-related cognitive impairment
By Micha Shalev
An estimated 5.3 million Americans of all ages have Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common type of dementia. Due to the increasing...
Support the CARE Act
There are 40 million Americans, 844,000 in Massachusetts, who help care for aging parents, spouses, or loved ones, helping them to live independently in their own homes. These family caregivers provide unpaid care valued at $11.6 billion annually. Caregivers have a huge responsibility and can take some common sense steps that would make the world of difference to them. That’s why AARP Massachusetts urges passage of The Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act to better support family caregivers as they help seniors stay safely at home.
Many adults over sixty serving as caregivers for their very elderly parents
By Nance Ebert, Contributing Writer
REGION - People today are living longer lives, thanks to advances in science and medicine. While this is a positive...
A rarely suspected cause for memory impairment
By Micha Shalev
It’s long been known that sleep plays a strong role in memory consolidation, but now, research is showing that age-related changes to...
Sandwich caregivers balance dual responsibilities
The sun was barely up when Evelyn Volk, bleary-eyed with toothbrush in hand, tossed a pile of clothes into the washing machine, the first of several loads of the day. She glanced at the wall clock that was deliberately set 10 minutes fast.
Retirees help caregivers cope with hospital stays
Edwin Pacheco was in and out of the hospital for months. He’d survived one organ transplant and desperately needed another. But he wasn’t the only one suffering. Few people asked how his wife was holding up as she kept vigil.
How to recognize signs it’s time for placement
More than 15 million Americans devote time and energy to caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, but sometimes the cost of caregiving becomes too high. Caregivers find themselves unable to bear the burden of providing home health care without suffering from stress and illness themselves. At that point, it may be time to consider whether to move a loved one into senior care if their health needs become too much to handle at home.
Alzheimer’s debate: Test if can’t treat?
Here’s why it’s an issue: Many people have brain plaques, suggesting they might be developing Alzheimer’s even if they don’t have any symptoms.
Poll profiles American caregivers
WASHINGTON —
More Americans may wind up helping mom as she gets older, but a new poll shows the most stressful kind of caregiving is...
After the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: So what now!!
By Micha Shalev, Co-owner of The Oasis at Dodge Park, Dodge Park Rest Home and The Adult Day Club at Dodge Park
“Are you kidding...