Pat Summitt and the Tennessee Lady Vols travel with an uninvited guest. Alzheimer’s crouches in a corner of the locker room, and sits at the end of the bench. Everyone wants to know, How is she doing with it? I’ll tell you: She refuses to be a good hostess. She’s ... continue reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) — Almost one in every five patients with advanced Alzheimer’s or other form of severe dementia will be shuttled from a nursing home to a hospital during their last few months of life, a new U.S. study shows.
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(Bloomberg) — Almost 15 million people care for U.S. patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, providing 17 billion hours of unpaid help valued at $202.6 billion, an advocacy group said.
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