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New Scientific Breakthrough
Medical research is constantly pushing the frontiers of medicine in areas such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and the treatment of Alzheimer's. Another area of interest is the study of Alzheimer's disease. There are nearly six million Americans with this form of dementia, and the numbers are only expected to go up as people live longer unless successful medical interventions are discovered. An [...]
T.J. Abraham
Football has been a favorite sport for Americans for decades, but lately, the medical community has been detailing the long-term harm it can do to players and its fight against dementia. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a degenerative brain disease that has been linked to the repeated impacts to the head that occur in football games. As this form of injury has become increasingly documented, [...]
Getting the Right Care after a Hospital Discharge
Getting the Right Care after a Hospital Discharge Hospital Discharges and the Appropriate Care Approach Staying in the hospital can be quite a taxing experience for anybody. It doesn't matter if you were in the hospital overnight. It doesn't matter if you were there for weeks or months at a time, either. Getting discharged after spending any amount of time in a [...]
Financial Indicators of Dementia
You may be aware that businesses aggregate tremendous amounts of data in order to determine their best avenues of marketing. After you buy an item at an online store, you'll see ads for related items when you visit other websites or do searches online. While many decry this use of our searching and buying habits as an invasion of privacy, some are trying to [...]
Tony Hawk Talks About His Mom and Dementia
Tony Hawk Puts a Spotlight on the Tragedy of Dementia Tony Hawk is known as a professional skateboarder, but lately he has been discussing his family's battle with dementia. The 51-year-old celebrity has a 94-year-old mother who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. He has spoken about the struggle that he and his siblings are going through to provide care for their mother as this tragic [...]
Alcohol Use and the Risk of Dementia
Excessive Alcohol Use Can Contribute to Dementia in the Elderly Elderly people find they often must be careful with the foods and drinks they consume. Changes in metabolism and digestion can result in troublesome effects that didn’t occur in their younger days. So, it is with alcohol. Enjoying an alcoholic beverage may have been a pattern in a person’s younger days, but, with age, [...]
7 Actions You Can Take to Prevent Alzheimer’s
Understanding Alzheimer's What is Alzheimer's disease and is there a prevention of Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's is an irreversible brain disease that causes the deterioration of memory and cognitive function slowly over time. In America, nearly 5.8 Americans currently have Alzheimer's. It is a disease that mostly impacts the elderly, as 95% of people who develop the disease don't do so until they are over [...]
What to Expect After a Parent is Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s?
Learning that a parent has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a progressive form of dementia, can send you into a whirlwind of thoughts and feelings. You may be overcome by emotions, or you may simply have no idea what your next step should be. If you are seeking stay at-home care in Cherry Hill NJ, we can help. Deal with Your Feelings You may [...]
Is an Alzheimer’s Memory Screening Test Worth It?
Alzheimer's disease affects about two to four million Americans with that number only expected to go up over the next decade and beyond as the median age of Americans continues to increase. There are an ever-increasing number of memory screenings, which purport to give advance warning that someone may have Alzheimer's disease or dementia in general. Some advocate these screening tests, but others wonder [...]
5 Signs Your Elderly Loved One Needs In-Home Care
What are the benefits of in-home care for seniors? We are all individuals when it comes to the toll that aging takes on us and how soon it takes it. There are 90-year-olds who are more active and spry than some 80-year-olds. Eventually, there will come a time when the best of us will need help in doing some things we can no longer [...]
10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease can cause memory problems. Early detection for Alzheimer's is critical. The disease also impacts a person's behavior and thinking. Alzheimer's is degenerative, which means it gets worse over time. Complications from Alzheimer's eventually lead to death, even with in home senior care. This article will focus on 10 common early symptoms of the disease from assisted living nurses in Mt Laurel. 10. [...]
Things to Remember If You Love Someone With Dementia
If you are living with someone with dementia, you likely feel a wide range of emotions. You might feel angry at the world, and you might feel upset about memories that you feel will be lost. You might also feel frustrated, overwhelmed and anxious. Whether you have opted for in-home care for your loved one or another method of support and care, keeping some [...]
