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Good Light Lightens Alzheimer’s
Lighting affects how people feel, and when adjusted properly can reduce agitation and improve mood. See how therapeutic lighting can achieve dramatic results in dementia care. MORE INFO: Therapy Lamps...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Patient #1
In this video, board certified internist and geriatrician Dr. Marc, in Louisville, Kentucky, tells the story of Dr. Alois Alzheimer and the first patient he described with the dementia that would be...
View ArticleTelecare Boosts Quality of Life in Dementia
A UCSF telecare program that improves outcomes for patients with dementia and lightens the load for unpaid caregivers also has the surprising bonus effect of cutting Medicare costs, according to UC...
View ArticleMidnight Munchies for Dementia – New Years & All Year
On the Move Like many nursing homes, the Parker Jewish Institute in New Hyde Park, N.Y., was having problems with some of its dementia patients wandering at night. The staff worried about falls, but...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Driver Rushes into New Year’s Traffic
When should a person with Alzheimer’s disease stop driving? Is it always necessary? After all, to some people it can represent a devastating loss of independence. The answer varies with each person,...
View ArticleDon’t Let the ICU Turn Emergencies into Memory Problems
Patients treated in intensive care units across the globe enter with no evidence of cognitive impairment, but oftentimes leave with deficits similar to those seen in patients with mild Alzheimer’s...
View ArticleEasy Upgrades Liven Up Dementia Home
Amazon helps make dementia-friendly homes: BATHROOM: High-contrast color helps dementia see better and avoid accidents. RESEARCH: Learn about the astonishing “Red plate Study” for people with...
View ArticleBarbara Will Change Your Attitude to Dementia
Find out more about staff training with Barbara’s Story. On Amazon, for Dementia Professionals SOURCE: Created by nurses at Guy’s and St Thomas’ to raise awareness of dementia among staff. The post...
View ArticleThe Reel Truth: Senior’s Home Abuse Caught on Camera
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View Article“I Want to Go Home” Dementia Tip
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DICE Study: How to Calm Alzheimer’s Patients Without Drugs
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm the behavior of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. But non-drug approaches actually work...
View ArticleWhat Really Matters in Advanced Dementia
0:12Well, we all need a reason to wake up. For me, it just took 11,000 volts. Continued below video… 0:22I know you’re too polite to ask, so I will tell you. 0:26One night, sophomore year of college,...
View ArticleHow Your Doctors Diagnose Dementia
It’s really important to accurately diagnose a patient’s type of dementia. Accurate diagnosis can be helpful, even life-saving. But with over 100 types of dementia and no simple test, it’s also very...
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5 Ways to Build an Alzheimer’s-Resistant Brain
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View ArticleExperience 12 Minutes in Alzheimer’s on the Virtual Dementia Tour
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