While a person’s cognitive changes will continue and worsen with age, Alzheimer’s is not always the reason.
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September is World Alzheimer’s Month and statistics from the recently released “World Alzheimer Report 2015” show that by 2050, an estimated 131.5 million people across the globe will have dementia. Dementia is a broad term used to describe a variety of brain disorders, the most common of which is Alzheimer’s. “There is no cure but there are controls”. At present, there are no drugs available that can slow or stop disease progression.
In Portsmouth alone there are over 2,000 people who have dementia, and there are thousands more living across Hampshire. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years.
A new survey offers further evidence of the substantial impact, financial and otherwise, that caregiving can have on family members who look after a relative with Alzheimer’s disease.
A TEAM of carers are putting their best foot forward to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Society. Simple day-to-day tasks like making a cup of tea, getting dressed and eating soon became a huge challenge for Mum.
After the pictures of their Grandmother loving her baby doll were posted to Postize’s Facebook page, other people flooded in with support for the family and shared their own images of the way their own family members had formed bonds with dolls and taken great comfort from them in the final seasons of their lives.
“We talk about what is Alzheimer’s, what are the signs and make suggestions so employees can identify it. We talk about how to be respectful and give dignity to the people, that they are doing the best they can”, Reindl said.
Business.com. Once the training is successfully completed, businesses will receive a window cling with the Alzheimer’s Friendly Business designation.
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Garvey Manor and Homewood at Martinsburg are two area long-term care facilities which have special Alzheimer’s/dementia units.
