Alzheimer; News from the web:
You thought you had figured out the future and all eventualities but just as you are about to retire, your loved one is diagnosed with alzheimer. Do you postpone retirement or the reverse and step out of the job immediately?
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Great initiative, the police in Prescott has been trained to recognize symptoms of Alzheimer. The police department applied for and received a $50,000 grant in October 2013 from the U.S. Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. That has gone toward training officers to recognize if someone has the disease and how to interact with someone who may have Alzheimer’s or dementia.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
UBC received three gifts from the man who made Canada a diamond country. Read the story to find out what UBC now has to offer to alzheimer research.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Great article with lots of very practical points of advice to make your home, or the home of your loved one with Alzheimer, a safer place to extend the time they can stay there.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
A new study shows that interacting with horses may be beneficial for people with Alzheimer.
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Alzheimer; News from the web:
Two improv actors who have their mother, with dementia, living in with them, have developed a way to communicate effectively with her:
“Step into their world.” “Always say yes, never say no.” “Always accept a gift.” “Let others define themselves.”
The example provided is about the mother wanting to go home and then, instead of saying “Well, this is your home now,” which not only fails to sympathize with her, but it also calls her a liar. Instead, her daughter can enter her mother’s world by saying, “Yea, tell me about your home.”
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