Is It Alzheimer's . . . or Just Your Crazy Life? 5 common work-life issues that can cause memory loss By Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor What busy midlifer hasn't blanked on a name, forgotten why she walked into a room, or totally missed a meeting because he didn't remember it? Memory lapses affect nearly all adults. Wondering if it's Alzheimer's disease is only natural, given that someone develops Alzheimer's every 69 seconds, including a growing number of baby boomers as well as 200,000 people in their 40s and 50s. But not all memory loss is caused by Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. In fact, the following five common conditions for overstressed or overworked adults can all create symptoms of memory loss that usually have nothing to do…
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Preparing a Home for Someone With Alzheimer’s Disease By Caring.com Staff Excerpted from The Comfort of Home: A Complete Guide for CaregiversTM Your goal in adapting the home for a person with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is to keep the surroundings as familiar as possible, while making the changes necessary to create a home that is calming, reassuring, safe, and supportive. This will make it possible for the person with dementia to be as independent as possible and for you to provide care as it is needed. Creating a Safe Home Environment Creating a safe home environment for a person with Alzheimer’s disease requires changes that would be made for any older person, but you should also consider any physical or mental disabilities he or she has that are unique to…
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New research suggests old age is not the main culprit behind forgetfulness. It seems brain lesions associated with dementia are also responsible for mild memory loss in old age.
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The failure of a promising Alzheimer’s drug in clinical trials highlights the gap between diagnosis — where real progress has recently been made — and treatment of the disease.
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St. Louis, Missouri – LTCEP’s Alzheimer’s Disease National Network of Providers officially welcomes Home Helpers of Lockport IL, Ed Kerfin, Owner
The LTCEP Network consists of groups of providers across the U.S. and Canada who specialize in certain types of care. Visit their website at http://www.AlzheimersCareToday.com
“Our first group of providers are those who specialize in home care services for those suffering from dementia, memory loss, or Alzheimer’s Disease. We will also be focusing on Assisted Living facilities who offer this specialty, along with many other elder care and senior service providers nationwide and in Canada.” says Valerie VanBooven, RN, BSN, Managing Partner of LTC Expert Publications LLC
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Nearly six million individuals in the United States and Canada alone have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia – a number that is expected to reach nearly 20 million in the next five decades. These are not just statistics; they represent millions of families with loved ones who require special senior care, both at home and in assisted living facilities.
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