Category 'Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care & Support'

Treating Dementia Costs More Than Treating Cancer, Study Says

by Rita Ude on May 21, 2013 0 Comments

New research on the financial burden of dementia for Americans reveals that dementia care costs are at least as high as heart disease or cancer care costs and perhaps higher.

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The Rise of Multigenerational Households; What Is Lewy Body Dementia?

by Rita Ude on March 28, 2013 0 Comments

These and other stories are in the April edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter, providing information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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Revolutionary Treatment May Slow Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

by Rita Ude on March 26, 2013 1 Comment

Thanks to a promising treatment being tested in a handful of U.S. medical centers, mild electrical jolts to the brains of early stage Alzheimer’s patients may reduce the damaging effects of the progressive disorder that deteriorates memory and mental functions.

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Cholesterol and Alzheimer’s Disease

by Rita Ude on March 05, 2013 0 Comments

Although no one definitively knows clear measures to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, research now shows a promising link between cholesterol in the blood and the brain disease that diminishes memory, thinking and reasoning skills.

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Spousal Family Caregivers

by Rita Ude on February 19, 2013 1 Comment

For many couples, the “in sickness and in health” marriage vow plays out later in life with one of the spouses caring for the other. Whenever an elderly husband or wife takes on a greater care role for the other spouse, a number of physical, emotional and financial challenges can occur.

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In-Home Care Supports Fall Prevention

by Rita Ude on January 31, 2013 0 Comments

These and other stories are in the February edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter, providing information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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Fighting the Stigma of Alzheimer’s Disease; Supporting Single Seniors

by Rita Ude on January 04, 2013 1 Comment

These and other stories are in the January edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter, providing information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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Generation Alzheimer’s

by Rita Ude on January 02, 2013 1 Comment

After age 65, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease doubles every five years. Given that baby boomers are now turning 65 at the rate of 10,000 per day, the 77 million baby boomers in America may eventually be known as Generation Alzheimer’s.

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Tips to Bring Generations Together at Holiday Gatherings; Caring for Alzheimer’s Patients at Home

by Rita Ude on October 31, 2012 0 Comments

These and other stories are in the November edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter, providing information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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September Is World Alzheimer’s Month

by Rita Ude on September 04, 2012 0 Comments

September is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month when people nationwide are encouraged to support the needs of Alzheimer’s patients and their families and advocate for research, treatment and care for this debilitating and deadly disease.

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