As elders transition into new homes and living situations they often feel displaced, disoriented, or even depressed. Caregivers and other senior care professionals have an increasing responsibility to learn how to support older adults as they face moving into assisted living and other community settings. Moving later in life produces a great deal of stress [...]
Guest article by Chris Seman and Nan Hayes For people like Laura Osorio, the dramatic increase in Alzheimer’s and dementia cases is presenting new challenges and new opportunities. As owner of the Caring Transitions franchise in Boca Raton, Laura helps Floridians “rightsize” before they move into a new residence. For older Americans and the more [...]
8 Tips for Caregivers Click on link at bottom of page for a full-sized free printable copy. Eight TIPS for Alzheimer’s / dementia caregivers. The following tips for caregivers include learning as much as you can about Alzheimer’s / dementia, how to communicate, deal with anger, the importance of taking respite, and using support groups [...]
Memory loss. Forgetting names, appointments, and recent information. Difficulty performing familiar tasks , such as preparing a meal, using an appliance, or engaging in a hobby. Problems with language. Trying to find the right word, for example, to express a common item such as a hairbrush or key. Disorientation to time and place. Examples include [...]
The idea of “aging in place” (remaining at home) is certainly appealing to many elders and their family members. But as situations change, there comes a time when staying at home can become a source of stress rather than a comfort. The question is, how do you know when that time has come? Relocating from [...]
Keeping an active mind with intellectual pursuits in midlife may delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease symptoms, but it does not appear to prevent the physical changes in the brain for most people, a new study finds. "Studies have shown that it reduces the onset of symptoms," said lead author Prashanthi Vemuri of the Mayo [...]
Barre Dowd now lives in his own apartment, with a little help from housing specialist Jeanette Conway, left, and case manager Maria Haddad, right. State health officials say we’re spending too much on nursing homes. Instead, they say, we could be caring for people, for less money, at home. There’s a new effort to do [...]
Institutionalized patients, including those with Alzheimer’s, sometimes find new romance. (Marko Georgiev/The New York Times) Sometimes Alzheimer’s disease means losing a loved one twice. As the disease ravages the brain and erases memory, patients who have been married for years, even most of their lives, may stop recognizing their spouses. And sometimes, in a phenomenon [...]
Margaret Randell longs for protective care facility to open while husband waits in St. John’s CLARENVILLE, N.L. — Every couple of weeks, Margaret Randell comes to the site of the yet-to-be-opened protective care community residence in Clarenville and peers in through the window. Other news She’s waiting for her husband to be transferred to the [...]
There may still be a lot of jokes about “the old folks’ home,” but many senior living facilities these days are getting with the times. These residences are installing services and changing their designs to better fit the new generations of senior citizens, and in the process making them a more appealing option for a [...]