What is the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s?
By Micha Shalev
About 5 million Americans, or 10 percent of those over 65 years of age, suffer from Alzheimer’s disease according to the Fischer...
Navigating the different levels of long term care
By Micha Shalev
Nearly half of all Americans will need long term care at some point. One in five over the age of 50 is...
Do your homework before choosing a caregiver agency
By Janice Elizabeth Berte, Contributing Writer
REGION - When an individual or family decides to seek out caregiving services, they must ask themselves many questions....
Make an educated choice: Home agency or private caregiver
By Jeannette Sheehan
Are you at home and not able to do it all anymore?
There are options for you to get assistance and remain at...
Sleep problems in individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease
By Micha Shalev
Persons with Alzheimer's disease often appear to sleep less or sometimes, more. Sleep problems may be caused by pain, medication, lack of...
Care provider goes above and beyond the call of duty
By Marianne Delorey ©
In the Sound of Music, the nuns sing How do you solve a problem like Maria? because Maria is not well...
Making visits count
‘What do I say or do when all my loved one does is beg to go home?’
By Micha Shalev
Here are some tips to try...
The grace of forgetting
By Marianne Delorey
“Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders.” Friedrich Nietzsche
“To be able to forget means sanity.” Jack London
People who...
Helping people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in case of emergency
People with dementia are especially vulnerable to chaos and emotional trauma. They have a limited ability to understand what is happening, and they may forget what they have been told about a particular disaster. First responders, neighbors and family members assisting with an evacuation should be alert to potential reactions of someone with dementia in disaster situations.
Increased fall risk for those diagnosed with dementia
By Micha Shalev
People with dementia are four to five times more likely to experience falls than older people without significant cognitive impairment. Rehabilitation is...
