When 84-year-old Nora N. lost her husband suddenly, she faced the prospect of leaving her beloved and comforting South Shore, MA home for a memory care facility. Living with progressing Alzheimer's disease and without immediate [...]
Daylight Savings Time might seem like a minor inconvenience to most of us, but for older adults—especially those living with dementia—time changes can create challenges that ripple through their daily lives in unexpected ways. If [...]
Help seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia enjoy Thanksgiving Even though your older adult has Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, you still want them to feel included in Thanksgiving festivities. But you also don’t want them to get overstimulated or agitated. We [...]
There is a genetic link to Alzheimer’s and some dementia-related diseases. However, whether or not a person develops dementia is more complicated than whether or not they carry a specific gene. There are a range of factors, in addition to genetics, that catalyze or activate dementia onset. So, while health professionals may advocate for genetic testing to learn more about your risk, physicians and neurologists acknowledge that lifestyle choices are equally important in minimizing or slowing down dementia onset and progression.
Whether you’re caring for someone with dementia and memory care issues or you’ve been afflicted with them yourself, it’s critical for you to understand that this is one journey you do not have to take alone. [...]
For seniors, experiencing surgery always includes some inherent risks, but there’s a little-known effect impacting a significant number of seniors following surgery that people all need to be aware of: POCD (postoperative cognitive dysfunction). POCD [...]
With Alzheimer’s and dementia affecting so many in the Norwell area, we at North River Home Care want to do all we can to provide the necessary support and resources that family caregivers need.We’re pleased that our [...]
“I don’t have dementia There is nothing wrong with me!” If you have ever heard a loved one with dementia frustratingly communicate this or perhaps a similar sentiment, you may have believed the person was just in [...]
As the saying goes, there’s no place like home; but what do you do when someone you love and care for insists on going home – when that person already IS home? When you are providing [...]
According to a study that was recently conducted by Alzheimer’s Disease International, one person on Earth develops a new case of dementia every three seconds. As of 2015, there were 46.8 million people worldwide living with the disease. [...]
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