An 86-year-old woman living with Alzheimer’s was found dead after wandering away from her home on Sunday night.
This short film from the New York Memory Center illustrates how staying active in social day care can enliven persons living with dementia.
The benefits of social day care for dementia patients also has a positive impact on caregivers.
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Why do persons with Alzheimer’s act so odd? Why are the behaviors so disconcerting and unsettling to us?
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Why was I so bent of shape for so long? Why didn’t someone I was venting too ask me, Why are you allowing these little things, the little behaviors, to drive you nuts?
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Donepezil (Aricept) Price Falls by 90 Percent
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You can now buy a one year supply of Donepezil for $109.00.
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This time last year you might have expected to pay $3,000.00 or more for a one year supply.
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I often hear people say that a person suffering from Alzheimer’s is not the person they knew. I wonder to myself – Who are they then?
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I often hear people say that a person suffering from Alzheimer’s is not the person they knew. I wonder to myself – Who are they then?
–Bob DeMarco
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I am saddened when I hear these words –this is not the person I knew — because those words objectify the person suffering from Alzheimer’s.
When you objectify a person you also dehumanize them.
Once dehumanized the person becomes a villain.
–Bob DeMarco
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There is no substitute for the love of an Alzheimer’s caregiver.
–Bob DeMarco
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| If they don’t know what to talk about with Dad, they can always pick up the memory book and share something he enjoys…. |
| Alzheimer’s caregivers find it difficult to deal with behaviors that come along with Alzheimer’s disease. |
| Sometimes it is best to find a simple solution to an ongoing problem. |
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At the most recent TEDMED conference Rudy Tanzi spoke about the plan to end Alzheimer’s disease by 2020.
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I asked Rudy if he could give us a brief description of his vision. He agreed and you can listen to his words in the CinchCast below.
Tanzi and his group have a plan.
The Plan — end Alzheimer’s disease through early prediction and early prevention of the disease. To attack Alzheimer’s disease before it strikes. The scientific approach starts with genetic discovery (genes) and leads to drug |
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Alzheimer's Dementia 