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World Alzheimer’s Day
World Alzheimer’s Day is September 21. Learn about the I CAN! I WILL! Library. Raise awareness about Alzheimer’s.
Activities For The Minds of Seniors With Dementia
This is the National Week for Activity Professionals. Activity professionals are trained to provide activity services usually for the geriatric population, but also for special needs individuals. These pros help keep older adults active, both physically and mentally. Their work can be in a home, a long term care facility, a rehab facility, a medical center, or [...]
Holiday Time with Seniors = Look, Listen, and Learn
The holidays are a great time with parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends. Be sure to make the most of this time with them. Making the most includes using the time to look, listen, and learn regarding the aging of the people you care about. Look at them. Are there any obvious physical changes? Are they able [...]
Memory Screening Starts Now
With Tuesday, November 16 recognized as National Memory Screening Day in the awareness month for Alzheimer’s Disease, it is appropriate to encourage the campaign to have memory screening as a normal occurence in a senior person’s health care evaluation. The past debate has included the issue of at what age to start the screening. Since the oldest baby boomers turn age 65 [...]
World Alzheimer’s Day
The World Alzheimer Report 2010 was released today. Over $600 billion in costs of Alzheimer’s and related dementia was highlighted in the report. Conclusions in the report include: – .5% of the world’s population live with dementia. – costs are lower in developing countries because of reliance on informal care from family and friends. – [...]