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  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on April 3rd, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Alzheimer's Association, ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION GREEN-FIELD LIBRARY, Alzheimer's self-help, alzheimers support group, brain disease, brain diseases, dementia research, dementias, demetia, early onset alzheimer's, Green-Field Library, information about Alzheimer's, librarian, Online Public Access Catalog, young onset

    ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION GREEN-FIELD LIBRARY

    GREEN-FIELD LIBRARY The Alzheimer’s Association’s Green-Field Library now offers a fabulous online resource that includes 5,000 books, journals, videos and CDs.  In addition, expert librarians  can guide you to the right resources through e-mail, Live Chat, telephone, and mail. The library produces comprehensive resource lists on frequently requested topics, a selection of the best Web [...]

  • Challenges, Featured

    Posted on March 17th, 2012

    Written by David Downey

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    aging prison population, Alzheimer's behind bars, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's in prison, baby boomers in prison, boomer prison population, brain disease, brain diseases, care giver, Caregiver, caregiver training, caregivers, caregiving, Cognition, Dementia, dementia definition, dementia signs, memory loss

    ALZHEIMER’S BEHIND BARS

    BOOMER PRISON POPULATION DOUBLES In addition to swelling the ranks of every other aspect of society, more baby boomers are also going to jail.  Between 1995 and 2010, the number of those 55 or older being sent to prison doubled. With an aging prison population and older folks doing stunts to join them, prisons are [...]

  • Death & Dying, Featured

    Posted on February 16th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    advanced Alzheimer's, advanced dementia, advanced directives, Alzheimer's disease, artificial feeding, artificial nutrition, artificial nutrition and hypdraion, brain disease, brain diseases, Cognition, definiton of dementia, Dementia, dementia definition, dementia signs, dementia symptoms, diseases of the brain, end of life, memory loss, palliative care, quality of life, tube feeding

    ADVANCED ALZHEIEMER’S NURSING HOME CARE

    DYING WITH ADVANCED DEMENTIA Last week I attended a conference at UT Southwestern Medical Center on End of Life Issues for Alzheimer’s Patients“.  A presentation by Janice A. Knebl, DO, MBA, FACP, FACOI, DSWOP, that focused on artificial feeding made me aware of how important it is for medical professionals s well as civilians to [...]

  • Challenges, Featured

    Posted on February 13th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Alzheimer's disease, brain disease, brain diseases, Cognition, definiton of dementia, Dementia, dementia care at home, dementia definition, dementia signs, diseases of the brain, driving and dementia, memory loss, seniors stopping drivingdementia symptoms

    DRIVING AND DEMENTIA CARE AT HOME

    CHECK OUT www.alz.org/driving Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias can impair insight and judgment, making it difficult for people to understand that their driving is no longer safe. Also cognitive diseases can cause mood and personality changes that make reactions more pronounced. This site includes four wonderful videos that show how families and friends begin the [...]

  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on February 10th, 2012

    Written by David Downey

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    Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's research, brain disease, brain diseases, Cognition, definiton of dementia, Dementia, dementia definition, dementia signs, dementia symptoms, diseases of the brain, Dr. Bill Thies, memory loss, TrialMatch

    HOW CAN WE HELP FIGHT ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE?

    ASK DR. BILL THIES The Senior Medical Officer from the Alzheimer’s Association, Dr. Bill Thies, was in Dallas this week from the Chicago home office. I got to spend some time with him at two different functions where he made comments and took questions. What he said about one question asked of him is something [...]

  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on February 6th, 2012

    Written by David Downey

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    Alzheimer's disease, alzheimers risk factors, brain disease, brain diseases, Cognition, definiton of dementia, Dementia, dementia definition, dementia prevention, dementia risk factors, dementia signs, dementia symptoms, diseases of the brain, memory loss

    DEMENTIA PREVENTION AND RISK FACTORS

    CHOOSE YOUR PARENTS WELL The senior medical officer from the Alzheimer’s Association, Dr. Bill Thies, while visiting Dallas, TX, was asked about the primary risk factors and preventions of Alzheimer’s.  The primary risk factor, he reported, is something that none of us can control: Genetics. As of this writing, medical science still does not allow [...]

  • ElderCare, Housing

    Posted on January 24th, 2012

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Alzheimer's disease, brain disease, brain diseases, caring for alzheimer s at home, Cognition, definiton of dementia, Dementia, dementia definition, dementia signs, dementia symptoms, diseases of the brain, memory loss

    CARING FOR ALZHEIMER’S AT HOME

     Alzheimer’s Numbers 2008 via Alzheimer’s Association FACING THE FUTURE TOGETHER Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Dallas board member and ElderAuthority guest author, David Downey, appeared on CBS News this week as part of an interview with Carolyn and Dean Morgan (video).  Dean was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s six years ago. After the diagnosis, the Morgans moved to [...]

  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on December 19th, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Alzheimer's disease, brain disease, brain diseases, Cognition, definiton of dementia, Dementia, dementia definition, dementia signs, dementia symptoms, diseases of the brain, lewy body dementia, Lewy Body dementia symptoms, memory loss, symptoms of lewy body dementia

    LEWY BODY DEMENTIA SYMPTOMS

    Lewy Body Dementia is one of the most misdiagnosed of dementias.  It can be confused with Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Major Lewy Body Dementia Symptoms include the following: Alzheimer-like dementia Mild Parkinsonism symptoms Hallucinations and delusions Intolerance to old-fashioned anti-psychotic medications (neuroleptics) Early signs: Hand posturing Change in mobility Inconsistent gait More signs: Fine [...]

  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on December 10th, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Alzheimer's disease, brain disease, brain diseases, brain disorders, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Progressive supranuclear palsy, PSP

    DISEASES OF THE BRAIN: PSP

    DEFINITION OF PSP “Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a  rare brain disease that has no known cause, treatment, or cure…the  long name indicates that the disease begins slowly and continues to get worse (progressive), and causes weakness (palsy) by damaging certain parts of the brain above pea-sized structures called nuclei that control eye movements (supranuclear)”. [...]

  • Featured, Health & Disability

    Posted on December 9th, 2011

    Written by Katherine Askew

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    Alzheimer's disease, brain disease, brain diseases, Cognition, definiton of dementia, Dementia, dementia definition, dementia signs, dementia symptoms, diseases of the brain, Forgetting, memory loss

    DEMENTIA SYMPTIONS OR NORMAL SIGNS OF AGING?

    Brain Cells

    As we watch ourselves or loved ones get older, a common question is “What behaviors are dementia symptoms compared to typical age related changes?” DEMENTIA IMPACTS JUDGEMENT When someone familiar to us begins to exhibit a pattern of poor judgment and decision-making that strikes us as different from what we have come to expect from [...]

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