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You will find articles and information like the following.

1. The Role of Relationship Change in Dementia Care
2. When Dementia Care is "Good Enough"
3. Dementia Care and End of Life Issues
4. Dementia Care - Routine and the Importance of the First Action of the Day
5. Attachment and Connectedness in Dementia Care

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Village Allows Dementia Patients To Lead Normal Lives

A Dutch village allows patients living with dementia to live their lives normally.

From the outside, Hogewey, located in the Netherlands, seems like any other village. It has a small grocery store, a theater and various restaurants and shops. But its residents all have dementia, and the town itself is actually a care facility. It was created with the aim to offer people with the disease care while giving them autonomy in their lives.

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Fully Equipped Village Allows Dementia Patients To Lead Normal, Independent Lives

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Dementia Care Finding Simple Solutions to Problems

Alzheimer's caregivers find it difficult to deal with behaviors that come along with Alzheimer's disease.

Sometimes it is best to find a simple solution to an ongoing problem.

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Dementia - Articles and Information

The earliest signs of dementia include memory problems, confusion, and changes in the way a person behaves and communicates.

• What is Dementia?
• Delirium Versus Dementia
• Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Types of Dementia
• Dementia and Eight Types of Dementia
• Difficulties in Diagnosing Dementia by Type
• Dementia, Symptoms, Signs, Causes

To read those articles and learn more about Dementia follow the link below.

9 Types of Dementia

What is a Geriatric Care Manager?

Geriatric Care Managers (GCMs) are trained social workers or nurses who help families caring for persons living with Alzheimer's or dementia.

They can:

• discuss difficult topics and complex issues
• help address emotional concerns
• make short- and long-term plans
• evaluate in-home care needs
• select care personnel
• coordinate medical services
• evaluate alternative living arrangements
• provide caregiver stress relief

Can general anesthesia worsen dementia

Exposure to general anesthesia could increase the risk of dementia in elderly by 35 percent.

The older brain may be less resilient and more susceptible to long lasting cognitive changes due to anesthesia.

Does Anesthesia Cause Dementia or Memory Loss in the Elderly?

Alzheimer's and Anesthesia

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Mother has dementia and is mean

One common question or theme that occurs in the emails I receive is the question -- how do you deal with Alzheimer's patients who say "mean things". 

In others words, how to deal with these challenging behaviors.

I understand how much the meanness can hurt. It happened to me for many years. It kept happening even though I was trying as hard as I could to reverse it.

How to get a dementia patient to eat and drink

As dementia progresses getting an Alzheimer's patient to eat a nutritious meal, or to eat enough, often becomes a problem for the caregiver.

This problem often causes the dementia care partner to become frustrated, confused, and even angry.

It can also bring on feelings of sadness and hopelessness.

Dementia Medications, Combination Therapy and More

Carole Larkin discusses the currently available medications for dementia, contraindications, and side effects.

Considerations for Care Partners and members of the Alzheimer's/Dementia Community

Creating Moments of Joy for the Person with Alzheimer's or Dementia

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Lunesta in Dementia Patients

I learned from the Alzheimer's Action Plan that some medications used to treat Alzheimer's and depression my occasionally cause insomnia, nocturnal delusions, or vivid dreams.

A reader searched Bing using the following keywords

lunesta in dementia patients

My Mom is Being Mean to Me

So there I was. I had dropped out of the world to care for my mother, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Could she have said anything meaner, "I don't need you, get out."

It hurt.

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How I Stopped My Mother from Being Mean to Me

I couldn't possibly list all of the mean and nutty behaviors my mother, Dotty, engaged in in those first few years of our life together with Alzheimer's. The list is just to long.

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Patients eating from red plates consumed 25 percent more food than those eating from white plates

As Alzheimer's or dementia progress getting a patient to eat a nutritious meal, or to eat enough, can become a problem.

Late Stage Dementia Patient Sings Jesus Loves Me

The video below was taken two weeks before Mabel Cannon died as a result of complications from Alzheimer's disease.

Her Alzheimer's was quite advanced.

Alzheimer's World and Communication

Why is it so hard to understand that a person living with Alzheimer's forgets? A person living with dementia is deeply forgetful.

Communicating in Alzheimer's World

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Woman with Dementia Wanders from Her Home and Dies

Wandering is among the most unsettling and even terrifying behaviors people living with dementia display display.

Often poorly clad, they leave home at random hours and strike out into unknown territory, for no apparent reason.

Sixty person of people living with dementia will wander. Sometimes, and more often than you might imagine, this results in death.

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A Caregiver Lesson Well Learned

My mother, Dotty, lived with probable Alzheimer's disease for a long time.

She went to Heaven on May 25, 2012.

Dotty

I continued to be amazed at how much I learned, or maybe I should say how much Dotty 

Personality changes with early Alzheimer's

What kinds of behaviors should you expect from a loved one who has just been diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease? 

What Was the First Sign of Dementia in Your Case?

Was memory loss the first sign of dementia or did something else tip you off that something was wrong?

How to deal with anger in dementia

People with dementia often exhibit behaviors that are frustrating, embarrassing, and sometimes even dangerous to the caregiver and others.

Dementia & Alzheimer's

What is the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia is a frequently asked question.

There is confusion about the difference between dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

The confusion is felt on the part of patients, family members, the media, and even healthcare providers.