Tag Archives: Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
August 2012 Newsletter
After support group ends, attendees form their own group
For caregivers and their loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, support groups provide much needed information, a place to air their burdens, and companionship with people in a similar situation. After their eight-month class on memory loss, five couples and two single women did not want their camaraderie to end, reporter Dominique Fong wrote for The Oregonian. One couple, Dave and Hallie Caswell, said their love and care for their fellow … Read the rest »
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Tagged Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, assisted living, body language, Caregivers, communication techniques, Dementia, elder care, fight against Alzheimer's Disease, Mayo Clinic's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, meaningful activity, memory loss, safety of patients with dementia, social needs of patients, support groups, Walk to End Alheizmer's
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July 2012 Newsletter
Bad behavior of Alzheimer’s patients is a sign of unmet needs
In the first part of a multi-part post, Angela Lunde breaks down the negative behaviors displayed by some patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Her mantra is “Blame the disease, not the person,” but she says we should not simply dismiss or blame the behaviors on the dementia. Lunde, the chief writer for the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s blog and a dementia education specialist in the education core of Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s … Read the rest »
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Tagged Common Sense Caregiving, elder care, elder care attorney, financial plan, financial planning for elder care, Gary Joseph LeBlanc, home care agencies can reduce the hardships, home care industry is a fast-growing, making bath time easy, Mayo Clinic's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, negative behaviors
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