How to talk to your kids about their grandparent’s dementia
Children need help learning about how their grandparent’s brain is affected by dementia.
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Home care support = no bath for over a month
‘Everybody will have a story about a parent, an aunt, a sibling, who the system is failing. It’s inevitable, unless something changes.’
– University of British Columbia researcher Joanie Sims-Gould
Spouses of critically ill patients face deadly stress
According to the Canadian Medical Association Journal, close friends and family caregivers are at high risk of becoming ill and even dying.
Halifax exhibit features artwork created by people with dementia & their caregivers
The latest exhibit at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia (AGNS) will for the first time feature artwork created by people with dementia and their caregivers.
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving Tips for the Holidays
An expert at Rutgers University’s Care2Caregivers helpline shares tips on how families can celebrate the holidays with loved ones suffering from an illness that affects memory.
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Video shows caregivers how to restore, rejuvenate and relax with music
“Music is life, and life is music,” says musician Jill Kulchar. In this video, she helps us understand how music can help caregivers restore, rejuvenate and relax.
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Dementia Rates Are Falling In The U.S.
The reasons for this decline may be related to higher educational levels.
Support for caregivers with schizophrenic patients needs promoting, Nova Scotia group says
Caregivers are susceptible to stress, anxiety and fatigue, society executive director Diane MacDougall said. That’s in part due to a lack of communication in the health care system, she said.
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WHEN CONFUSION IS CONFUSING: OLDER ADULTS AND DELIRIUM
One of the most complex and perplexing conditions that I have seen in those 65 and older is delirium.