In the United States alone, dementia affects approximately one in ten people aged 65 years or older. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 13.8 million people aged 65+ are likely to have dementia by 2050. It’s a difficult problem that isn’t going away anytime soon. The sad truth about dementia is…
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CARING FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
Caring for residents with Dementia Few people really want to find themselves in the position of caring for a person with dementia. That may seem like an uphill task, a battle that never ends – a challenge that most people would rather avoid altogether. But life doesn’t always work that…
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Sundowning is a pattern of behavior that occurs in the evening after the sun goes down in elderly people with dementia or Alzheimer’s. You may notice that your charge, who may be somewhat lucid during daylight hours, loses ground in the evenings. My mother exhibited this behavior in varying degrees for…
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