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Healthy Forgetting Vs. Early Memory Problems: There Is a Difference

It's a great read and very heartening to those of us who study and read about memory problems to the point that we can hardly have a conversation with a colleague without wondering, on the sly, if he or she is slipping just a bit - especially if that colleague is over the half-century point in life...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-03-2008
Patient-Centered Nursing Homes Are on the Grow

Awhile back, I reviewed on this site Beth Baker's wonderful book Old Age in a New Age. Baker's book is a great primer on the Pioneer Network and other powerful groups in the nursing home world that have proven repeatedly that the old nursing home model, which was set up like a military barracks...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-01-2008
Can the Techniques Taught in Montessori Schools Help Elders with Alzheimer’s?

In "Making Connections," Jimenez focuses on a program developed by Cameron J. Camp, an experimental psychologist. Camp has applied the childhood education principles of Montessori schools to people most consider unable to learn new things. Dr. Camp developed training seminars and materials...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-21-2008
National Family Caregivers Month Is a Great Month to Read About Caregiving

Dr. Woodson is a geriatrician and a family caregiver. Both roles shine through in this excellent resource. Written with wit, and the wisdom of one who has been there, To Survive Cargiving packs an amazing amount of information in a slim volume.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-15-2008
National Family Caregivers Month Is Here To Remind You to Celebrate What You Do

It’s important to remember, however, that National Family Caregivers Month isn’t just about honoring those who give care. It’s about reminding you to take better care of yourself.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-13-2008
Social Stigma Still Evident for Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Mental Illness

Dementia, too, affects the brain, and people with dementia are often treated as though they have something that shouldn't be talked about. When I started writing my newspaper column and mentioned my mother's arthritis, it didn't bother any of her friends. When I talked about her dementia...

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-28-2008
Getting Health Problems Covered by Insurance

Via Health.com comes this article on getting health treatments paid for. Titled, "Money and Health: Paying for Treatments : 4 Ways to Get Your Medical Expenses Covered," this informative article begins: "The last thing anyone suffering from a long-term health

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-12-2008
Taking Alzheimer’s Drugs is Showing Promise of a Longer Life

While it's well known that the drugs available now for people with Alzheimer's disease, namely donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), galantamine (Razadyne), and memantine (Namenda), don't cure the disease, they do help slow the decline

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
Elders and Sex: Who Gets to Decide What is Proper?

Then they giggle and – kiss. Yikes! Aren’t they kind of old for that? Our society has marginalized people over fifty when it comes to love and sex.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-17-2008
A Rollercoaster Ride of Studies Providing Hope

Be aware that this is a journal for scientists and the article is written as such, so how much you get out of the article itself will depend on how much you've already learned about the physical intricacies of the disease.

Posted to Minding Our Elders (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-11-2008

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