Dementia Tool – Get To Know Me!

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The Keep in Mind blog provides us with a simple but very effective tool to have ready in case of emergency.

It is always great if you are prepared and do not have to go scrambling for information at the moment your loved one needs you and may not be able to provide information themselves.

Read all about it HERE

A teen with “Alzheimer’s”

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A teen with a rare disease, that eventually has the same effect as Alzheimer’s.

The condition is named Niemann-Pick Type C and drugs are “available” but very costly. Most cells in the body can recover from the condition but not the brain cells, hence the similarity to Alzheimer’s.

Read all about it HERE

Pigs help Alzheimer’s patients

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One long term care facility has a novel approach to working with the Alzheimer’s and other dementia patients. They invite two pot bellied pigs in on a regular basis. The patients interact, feed the animals and seem to have a good time.

Read all about it HERE