Memory Jogging Puzzles for Alzheimer's & Dementia Patients
My mother was a beautiful, active lady with a great sense of humor—and with five children, she needed it! At fifty, she suffered a massive stroke, followed by many more. It affected all of our lives, but it had a drastic effect on my father, who was her caregiver. I’m still not sure who suffers the most: the person with the illness or their loved ones who watch and care for them. Before Mother’s stroke she loved to dance,...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Artificial Hydration & Nutrition in Advanced Alzheimer's
In my conversations with families of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, they often have anxiety over withholding or withdrawing artificial hydration and nutrition. What should be done when a patient refuses to eat? What does this behavior mean? This article will help illustrate the importance of education in alleviating common family fears and in helping families learn to advocate for their loved one. What happens when a patient stops receiving nutrition and hydration? In this recent article on determining hospice...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
A Caregiver’s Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier, authored by Roger Brumback, Patricia Callone, Connie Kudlacek, Janaan Manternach and Barbara Vasiloff, was recommended to me by Natalie Davis, who instructs activity director certification courses, and whose father died of Alzheimer’s disease a year ago. The book is divided into three sections: tips for making life easier during the progression of the disease, helpful information about Alzheimer’s and related dementias, and resources for people with Alzheimer’s...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
Activities for Alzheimer's and Dementia Patients
Amazon.com Widgets I believe activities are crucial to well-being. In the past ten years, research has shown that activities play a large part in preventing the progression of dementia. We also know that socializing prevents loneliness, despair and suicidal thoughts. For several years I led recreational activities on weekends at a geri-psych hospital. The activities that took place on any particular weekend greatly depended on the patients in the unit at that time. All of the patients there had...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
What Causes Alzheimer's Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain dysfunction. It is just one of several types of progressive memory loss that falls under the label of dementia. The occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease is increasing at a very rapid rate. Generalized memory loss, which is so commonly seen in older patients, was once considered a natural phenomenon of aging. But is Alzheimer’s a natural part of the aging process or is it related to lifelong adverse lifestyle issues that can be altered? Lifestyle...Read the rest of this article »Related Articles
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