What is a Rest Home? Part 1
By Micha Shalev
Most rest homes serve individuals 60 and older, though many rest homes still serve younger adults suffering from mental disability.
Rest homes generally...
What is short-term rehabilitation?
By Angela Penny
Short-term rehabilitation facilities provide therapy for individuals recovering from a surgery, illness or accident. Generally, those needing short-term, in-patient rehabilitation may remain...
Key assumptions in caring for the Alzheimer’s patient
Dementia is a difficult diagnosis. The progressive decline of brain function and memory retention are frustrating and challenging experiences for the senior afflicted, as well as for their loved ones.
Why Alzheimer’s suffers, rummage, hide and lose things
By Micha Shalev
Alzheimer’s suffers my have a tendency to rummage through the belongings of others. They may also have a tendency to hide or...
Alzheimer’s disease and religious belief
By Micha Shalev
The United States is currently experiencing the early stages of what is expected to be an epidemic of Alzheimer’s dementia. It is...
Delusional, paranoid and hallucinatory behavior in Alzheimer’s disease patients
By Micha Shalev
Delusional, paranoid and hallucinatory behaviors may be a response to internal or external factors. They most often occur as a result of...
Common mistakes people make when selecting a long term care facility for a loved...
By Micha Shalev, MHA CDP CDCM
Part two of two. Part one was in the October issue of the Fifty Plus Advocate and can also...
Ten common mistakes people make when selecting a long term care facility for a...
By Micha Shalev, MHA CDP CDCM
Part one of two. Part two will be in the November issue of the Fifty Plus Advocate.
When families and...
The unforgettable story about someone who forgot
By Marianne Delorey
Many years ago, I was helping to take care of a group of elders who had suffered some memory loss. I came...
Reasons why a person with dementia may want ‘to go home’
By Micha Shalev
Photo Micha Shalev, Photo Submitted
“I want to go home” is one of the most heartbreaking and confounding phrases people with dementia may...
