Alzheimer's & Art Therapy
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More at... http://youtu.be/Q5LAvzN-VXo http://youtu.be/Q5LAvzN-VXo Dementias such as Alzheimer's present a unique opportunity for therapy through the arts. As people descend ...
Read More Citalopram Fights Agitation In Alzheimer's
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More at... http://youtu.be/edCZiJl7-Vs http://youtu.be/edCZiJl7-Vs The antidepressant drug citalopram, also sold under the brand names Celexa and Cipramil, significantly relieved agitation ...
Read More Attention Caregivers: Are You Making These Common Medication Mistakes?
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More at... http://thecaregiverspace.org/attention-caregivers-are-you-making-these-common-medication-mistakes/ With a record number of Americans now over the age of 65, countless numbers of adult “children” ...
Read More Alzheimer's Amyloid Hypothesis Swirling in Controversy
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More at... http://youtu.be/Bk__GmY5VKw http://youtu.be/Bk__GmY5VKw Animation & audio: public domain, U.S. NIH) Titles & article by AlzheimerWeekly.com: http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/2015/05/controversy-swirls-around-alzheimers.html In 1984, the ...
Read More Family History, Genetics & Alzheimer's Risk
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More at... http://youtu.be/Sn3VUI05zgk http://youtu.be/Sn3VUI05zgk The #1 risk factor for Alzheimer's is age. How do family history and genetics come into ...
Read More 3 Tips to Help Preserve Intimacy in Spousal Caregiving
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More at... https://www.caregiverstress.com/stress-management/situations/3-tips-help-preserve-intimacy-spousal-caregiving/ When Charmian’s husband developed early-onset Alzheimer’s, she became his primary care partner. As time went on, she ...
Read More 3 Key Ways the Age Wave Might Affect the Senior Care Industry
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More at... https://www.caregiverstress.com/geriatric-professional-resources/professional-development/3-key-ways-age-wave-might-affect-senior-care-industry/ Across the globe, human longevity continues to increase while birth rates decline. Before 2020, the population of ...
Read More Caregiving and your Career
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More at... http://thecaregiverspace.org/caregiving-and-your-career/ So you find yourself in a caregiver role? Typically, that is not something that one plans for ...
Read More Nursing Home Resident – Bible Study, BINGO, or Lithuania
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More at... http://thecaregiversvoice.com/tcv-humor/nursing-home-resident-bible-study-bingo-or-lithuania/ Guest post by Christina Britton Conroy Several years ago, I worked as a recreational therapist in an ...
Read More Her Sister’s Keeper: Caring For A Sibling With Mental Illness
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More at... http://thecaregiverspace.org/her-sisters-keeper-caring-for-a-sibling-with-mental-illness/ Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News When sisters Jean and Ruby were growing up in Harlem, they invented ...
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