Creating a Dementia Friendly Home Using Home Care in Chicago IL by Michelle Seitzer Home Care Chicago IL - Receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or a related dementia for your loved one can be devastating. The second biggest challenge? Adapting your home to best care for the needs of your loved one overwhelms many caregivers after leaving the doctor’s office. Here’s the good news: there is a wealth of information and resources out there that are easily accessible. That being said, what you need to remember above all is that flexibility is the key to success. No matter how many books you read or checklists you follow, your loved one’s care needs will change, or his needs might be so unique that you must create alternative solutions other than those…
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How to Tell Your Kids About a Grandparent’s Alzheimer’s Disease What children need to understand about Alzheimer’s By Paula Spencer Scott If you have a parent, other family member, or close friend who has Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia, it affects not only you; it has an impact on your children, too. The time Grandma blanked on your son’s name? Those overheard long, worried phone conversations with your family about your aunt? Kids notice more than we give them credit for. They may not understand exactly what’s wrong, or they might mishear “Alzheimer’s” as “old timer’s” disease, but they deserve being included in the situation in an age-appropriate way. The following suggestions for filling in your kids come from Joyce Simard, a geriatric consultant in Land O’…
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September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day: Faces of Dementia Today, in countries around the world, awareness is being raised about Alzheimer’s Disease and the plight of those afflicted with it. These awareness events range from forums to wine-tasting fundraisers, but in each country, local activists are coming together in order to emphasize the importance of elder care and the high cost of this debilitating disease. Many of these events are sponsored by members of Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) http://www.alz.co.uk/. ADI is an international organization that encourages education and empowers Alzheimer associations to offer support to local caregivers. The organization is based in London and each year sponsors two main events through its member organizations: the annual, international conference on Alzheimer’s, and World Alzheimer’s Day. By choosing one day to honor…
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In the early 1980s, most people with Alzheimer’s disease would have simply been labeled as “senile.” Spouses and adult children would take on the responsibility of providing care until it was time for a nursing home, where they received care in an institutional setting. Since then, there have been remarkable strides forward in the diagnosis, understanding and care for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss. Reflecting on the progress we’ve made in the last 30 years helps us to prioritize new advances in the decades ahead. Diagnosis, Treatment and Education Every 69 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease and one out of every eight seniors over the age of 65 has the disease. Yet 30 years ago, no one knew its name. If you search the New York Times archives from 1850…
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A plan of care is a daily record of the care and treatment a person needs on a daily basis. The plan helps you and anyone who assists you with caregiving tasks.
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Sisters and brothers are finding new ways to circumvent old conflicts as they take on one of the toughest roles intheir lives: caregiver. When Rene Talavera’s father, Jesus Talavera, 69, was hospitalized for kidney and heart failure last fall, the 45-year-old Chicago resident and his four siblings were catapulted into an uncomfortable new phase of life: caregiving.
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Chicago Home Helpers Owner Mike Doepke, CSA – Provides Much Needed Information for Families Struggling with Alzheimer’s Disease
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Caregivers and loved ones of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease are most concerned about the patients personal safety, loss of memory and confusion – memory loss and confusion are examples of cognitive symptoms, which worried over two-thirds of caregivers the most, according to a national survey of non-professional caregivers involving 524 participants. The Harris Interactive Survey was carried out last month on behalf of AFA (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America), Eisai Inc., and Pfizer (the last two being pharmaceutical companies).
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Seven long years. For seven long years I have been trying to come up with a good answer to a question I get asked almost every day — how can you stop a person that has Alzheimer’s disease from asking me the same question over and over? How can you stop a person suffering from Alzheimer’s disease from engaging in the same behaviors over and over?
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When an elderly parent starts having trouble with memory, the family automatically think its Alzheimer’s disease. The concerns are valid. Alzheimer’s usually begins after age 60 and nearly half of people age 85 and older may have Alzheimer’s, according to the National Institute on Aging. However, only a doctor can diagnose Alzheimer’s, and there are some other diseases or conditions that may cause Alzheimer’s-like symptoms.
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