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9 Ways Alzheimer’s Patients Can Avoid Financial Ruin and Abuse

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Did you know current statistics indicate that 15% of people living with dementia have been victims of fraud, financial scams, telephone and mail scams? By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Sadly, the number of cases of persons living with Alzheimer’s and related dementia being victims of financial scams, poor financial judgement, financial ruin and abuse […]

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The Way Forward: Exercising for Life

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015 Exercise has always been important. But today, it’s critical in the health and well-being of older adults.   Gladys Chelte started exercising after retirement. The incentive to finally start and stick with it came from watching her husband’s health decline. “After my husband and I retired, his health problems got progressively worse. I decided

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Balance in older adults may improve with hearing aids

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A small study suggests that older people with hearing loss may find that their balance improves when they use hearing aids. The finding supports the idea that improving hearing in older people with hearing loss may help reduce their risk of falls. A small study suggests hearing aids help older people with hearing loss better

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Information About Dementia

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Click to Download Agitation in Older Persons with Dementia Dementia Dementia is a term used to describe a severe loss of mental ability. This includes, but is not limited to, the loss of memory. Memory loss is normal as people age, but when it starts to disrupt daily life, it may be due to dementia.

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Charlie Hebdo: Hommage à la Liberté – Tribute to liberty

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World leaders’ reactions to terror attack –  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/11332726/Charlie-Hebdo-world-leaders-reactions-to-terror-attack.html The Blame for the Charlie Hebdo Murders –                                                                              

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Communicating compassion in the global treatment of rheumatological pain.

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Special Thank’s  for sharing  this article to , Monique Camerlain MD, FRCPC, Geneviève Myhal PhD. Clinique Médicale Belvédere, Sherbrooke Québec. Cultural diversity and the age of the social media have confirmed what physicians already perceived: there is no single right way to communicate with a patient. As within management and the silver economy, the concept

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Code Comfort: A Code Blue Alternative for Patients with DNRs

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by  Melissa P. Phipps  and   John D. Phipps   DECEMBER 9, 2014   “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) does not mean “Do Not Treat,” but dying patients who have chosen a DNR order often feel abandoned, whether they are at home or in the hospital. In the hospital, nurses caring for patients with DNR orders do their

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Aging in Place: An Intergenerational Priority

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Posted: 12/12/2014 10:15 am EST Updated: 12/12/2014 10:59 am EST By Susan Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. and Emma Lape The baby boom generation is revolutionizing American culture, leaving its mark on every product, service, and institution it touches in the 21st century. As baby boomers grow older, society is transforming as a result with services related

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The influence of regular reading, internet use, and social attachment on maintaining health literacy skills during ageing in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

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J Epidemiol Community Health 2014;68:A26 doi:10.1136/jech-2014-204726.52 Oral Presentations  OP49   LC Kobayashi,   J Wardle,   C von Wagner +Author Affiliations Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK Abstract Background Health literacy (the capacity to process and understand basic health information) is essential to health management, although health literacy skills decline with age. Whether cognitively stimulating

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Alive Inside Official Trailer 1 (2014) – Alzheimer’s

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Click in the link for trailer preview https://www.aliveinside.us/#land Help Spread the Music and Give New Life to Someone You Love No one wants to end up alone and isolated in a nursing home. It’s hard enough to lose someone you love to Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. It’s terrifying to think you could end

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