From the category archives:
Caregivers are sought for a study that just involves checking out a website — give a little bit of your time here! Dementia family caregivers are invited to participate in a study by Clinical Tools, Inc. and funded by the National Institute on Aging about an educational and support website on dementia and caregiving. Participants [...]
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An upcoming British study demonstrates that doctors overuse and over-prescribe anti psychotic drugs for Alzheimers — and under-use of effective Alzheimers drugs. GP newspaper, a publication for British general practitioners, revealed that one in five UK prescriptions for dementia drugs are still for anti-psychotic treatments. That appears to be an unacceptably and high rate, since [...]
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Sundowning can drive every caregiver a little batty. That’s the confused, restless behavior that LOs with Dementia can demonstrate in the early evening. Even the most placid of LOs can become agitated and anxious as the sun begins to set. Often, they will pace up and down the hallway, repeatedly ask to “go home” even [...]
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Finding the right home health care aide for your LO can make a huge difference in the quality of your LO’s life — and ensure peace of mind for the family. After enrolling Mum into Medicare, she qualified for home health care service. A series of aides arrived at the home, each one with their [...]
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All love is sweet, Given or returned Common as light is love, And its familiar voice wearies not ever. They who inspire is most are fortunate, As I am now: but those who feel it most Are happier still. –Percy Bysshe Shelley Speaking with the voice of love can make a huge difference when communicating [...]
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My grandfather was a demon on wheels… literally. In the early stages of his dementia, he insisted on driving his Crown Victoria all over town. In the end, a minor fender bender lead to the loss of his license. Much to our relief, he was off the road and no one was injured or killed. [...]
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Diagnosing dementia now is mostly a matter of answering a series of questions, but that can be a highly unscientific. Often, the doctor will not diagnose the dementia until the symptoms are clearly apparent. By that time, it might be too late for the new drugs to treat the dementia symptoms. The latest drugs can [...]
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Don’t you hate the “wandering time”? That’s my name for the episodes when a GFG in a bout of dementia, will wander around the house, opening closets, cabinets, doors, windows — well anything with a latch! It can drive you crazy with anxiety. What if GFG gets out of the house and gets lost? What [...]
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