Alzheimers Disease: - The human touch
The human touch
Victoria Times Colonist, Canada - Oct 24, 2006Joan McCarthy needs to be part nurse, part mind-reader and part saint to keep up with the demands of caring for dementia patients at the Peter D. Clark …
Caregivers’ Corner: Staff should be trained to deal with dementia
Annapolis Capital, MD - Oct 22, 2006By MARY C. FRIDLEY, For The Capital. DEAR MARY: My mother with dementia has been living in an assisted living home for two years. …
Dementia resistant to drugs, study says
International Herald Tribune, France - Oct 12, 2006… About 4.5 million Americans suffer from the progressive dementia of Alzheimer’s disease, and most patients with the advanced disease exhibit agitation or …
SUNDAY ARTS CALENDAR
Kansas.com, KS - 5 hours ago… Cost $45-$55. Information, Safira, 316-821-9042. “Love in the Land of Dementia: Finding Hope in the Caregiver’s Journey,” book-signing and presentation by …
Gehrig’s disease, dementia link found
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Oct 6, 2006… mysterious nervous system disorders: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, and one of the most common types of dementia. …