Category 'Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care & Support'

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by Rita Ude on May 22, 2012 0 Comments

The June edition of the Caring Right at Home e-newsletter contains information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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A Loved One’s Dilemma

by Angela Roeber on May 17, 2012 1 Comment

"I was lucky that a friend of mine recommended Right at Home to me." Al McCoy

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Catch Up on the Latest Home Care Industry News

by Rita Ude on March 28, 2012 0 Comments

The April edition of the Caring Right at Home enewsletter contains information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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What Is Palliative Care?

by Rita Ude on March 20, 2012 0 Comments

Many people associate palliative care with end-of-life hospice care, but palliative care is offered at any stage of disease and can supplement curative treatment.

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Are Therapies Beneficial for Dementia Patients?

by Kathy Wetters on March 20, 2012 0 Comments

Wide range of group interventions for people with dementia illustrated some creative and innovative work aimed at helping and supporting people with dementia at all stages of severity. Psychological interventions, whether directed at cognitive functioning or emotional expression, are frequently offered on a group basis to people with dementia. Given the increasing number of people now caring for people with dementia in their own home there is a clear need to ensure that research from group activities is transferable to the home setting.

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Effective Communication with Dementia Patients During Hospitalization

by Kathy Wetters on March 16, 2012 0 Comments

Nurses caring for patients with dementia will need knowledge of interventions for communicating; managing agitation, nutrition, hygiene, and pain; providing spiritual care; and determining decision-making capacity according to a 2011 article, The Special Needs of the Hospitalized Patient with Dementia in MedSurg Nursing. Tina Weitzel et al point out that approximately 25% of all hospitalized patients over age 75 have dementia as a secondary diagnosis and over the next 30 years, the number of patients with dementia is predicted to double.

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Understanding Delirium vs. Dementia

by Rita Ude on March 13, 2012 7 Comments

Although delirium and dementia can manifest with similar symptoms, they are two distinct conditions. Because a person can suffer from both dementia and delirium, it is important to understand their similarities and differences.

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by Rita Ude on March 01, 2012 2 Comments

The March edition of the Caring Right at Home enewsletter contains information, advice and support for adult caregiving.

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Don't Fuss About Forgetting

by Rita Ude on February 28, 2012 0 Comments

Forgetfulness plagues all of us, but among baby boomers, it is the chief health concern, according to memory specialists.

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Alzheimer's and Dementia Receive Celebrity Focus

by Rita Ude on November 15, 2011 1 Comment

University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt and recording artist Glen Campbell are the latest in a long list of celebrities diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, an incurable disease that gradually causes a decline in a person’s cognitive abilities.

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