Dementia

22 Oct 2019
Caregiver Cling is a Thing “Caregiver Cling” is similar to what we used to call “Separation Anxiety“.  In this context it describes dependent adults who experience anxiety or even panic when their primary caregiver or partner is absent.  The caregiver might just be in another room but out of their loved one’s view. This creates ...
Incontinence and Aging Incontinence in aging adults happens more frequently than is discussed. Advertising for incontinence products makes it less of a taboo topic.  About a fourth of seniors experience bladder issues and about a tenth have bowel problems. Because people may feel embarrassed or uncomfortable talking about it, they wait to seek help until ...
25 Jul 2019
Elder Law Attorney An Elder Law Attorney is a “specialist” in the area of law concerning matters related to older adults.  As in Medicine, there are general practitioners and specialists. Elders have unique legal concerns and considerations related to their age. Laws dealing with seniors often differ from state to state.  So use one in your ...
Hearing Loss and Dementia Hearing loss and dementia are connected. Research finds links between hearing impairment and cognitive impairment. This is truer for men.  As hearing loss worsens, the risk of developing dementia increases. People with mild auditory loss are almost twice as likely to develop dementia. Risk increases three-fold for moderate loss. Five times ...
12 Mar 2019
End of Life Wishes and Cognitive Impairment End of Life Wishes and cognitive impairment related questions were asked about the most at a recent panel on Medical Ethics. The Partnership for Aging in Palm Beach County, Florida presented a panel to answer survey questions by the group’s members. More than half dealt with the ethics for individuals, ...
Parent’s Damaging Behavior – Understanding & Coping Parent’s damaging behavior may be a new phenomenon, more acute than when they were younger or just their personality complicated by older age and/or illness. For family members, especially the primary caregiver spouse, daughter or son it can be overwhelming, unpleasant and very destructive to all involved. If ...
25 Jun 2018
Caregiver Types Summed Up  Caregiver types are identified by former First Lady, Rosalyn Carter as basically past, present, future and in need of. Research backs this up as it finds that millions of Americans, at some point in our lives will need some in-home services, care, and assistance. Caregiver types are typically a spouse, adult ...
Caregiver Deal Caregiver Deal means different things to different folks and families. To many it means this is what they do, no questions asked. They take care of their spouse, end of story. For other people they see a Caregiver Deal being shared responsibilities within the family and community. Recently a client’s husband sent me ...
Millennial Caregivers – Be Kind to Your Grandchildren Millennial Caregivers are the next wave of family caregivers to take care of aging Americans. With ten thousand baby Boomers turning 65 daily, the tsunami has begun. The cutoff for Boomers is 1964 so there are many waves to come. Millennial caregivers will be the ones to ...
16 Jan 2018
CEO Brain Function We Need to Exist CEO Brain Function (a.k.a. Executive Brain Function) in humans are extremely advanced. We can use critical thinking, planning or memory in ways that other beings cannot. Our brains also affect mood, behavior and personality, is the repository for language, our visual-spatial orientation as well as where our insight and ...
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