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The Alzheimer's Reading Room

http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com

Everything Alzheimer's Disease. The weblog is published for cargivers, family caregivers, and those interested in learning more about Alzheimer's disease.

Added on: Jan 4th, 2007
Country: United States
Language: English

Author: Bob DeMarco
Listed in: Health Culture Family
Tags: Treatment caregiver disease dementia alzheimer's home care

Recent Posts

The Four Phases of Resolution -- Naomi Feil --Video

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 13:17 in video, validation, naomi, reminiscence therapy, feil

This video deals with the four phases of resolution by Naomi Feil. Naomi is the founder of the Validation Method of dealing with disoriented elderly.... This video is both very disconcerting and educational. You might find it very disconcerting, so...
Early Signs of Dementia are Hard to Detect (Alzheimer\'s)

Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 10:26 in detection, dementia, signs, early, onset, alzheimer

Looking back, there is little doubt in my mind I should have realized my mother was suffering from dementia sooner. Unfortunately, I didn't have the proper education, information, or frame of reference. Bob DeMarco Alzheimer's Reading Room Edito...
The Metamorphosis of This Alzheimer\'s Caregiver (Part Two)

Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 16:09 in caregiver, alzheimers, behavior, metamorphosis

It is difficult to describe the range of emotions a caregiver might feel or experience in a single day. Imagine being happy and then sad, caring then angry, focused then frustrated -- an almost endless stream of feelings and emotions that conflict.....
Are Mentally Ill a Threat in Nursing Home Environments

Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 13:23 in caregiver, nursing, alzheimers, medicare, dementia, illness, mental, facility, medicaid

Ivory Jackson had Alzheimer's, but that wasn't what killed him. At 77, he was smashed in the face with a clock radio as he lay in his nursing home bed. Numbers obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and prepared exclusively for the AP by t...
Insurance Company Requires Proof for Every Aricept Prescription --What toDo?

Posted on Saturday November 7th, 2009 at 12:52 in health, insurance, problem, alzheimer's, aricept, namenda

The insurance company wants proof from the doctor each time I call in the prescription... Our reader Lisa described this problem in the comments section under the article -- The Combination of Aricept and Namenda Helps Slow the Rate of Decline in A...
Alzheimer\'s Common in Children of Alzheimer\'s Patients

Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 09:57 in children, alzheimer's, genetics

Our study shows that high blood pressure and an innate pro-inflammatory cytokine response in middle age significantly contributers to Alzheimer's disease. As these risk factors cluster in families, it is important to realize that early intervention...