by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Dec 11, 2017 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Personal or professional caregivers who work with individuals experiencing dementia often encounter challenges when their care recipients possess an altered sense of reality. An individual may expect to see a deceased relative or friend, insist on driving to the store...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Oct 11, 2017 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Health Care System, Sentinel Articles
The availability and accessibility of inpatient care and treatment for individuals who are experiencing dementia and aggression is sorely lacking in the Central Pennsylvania area. Last week’s article introduced a local couple, both age 80, who unsuccessfully sought...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Oct 2, 2017 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Health Care System, Sentinel Articles
Dementia is often utilized as a diagnosis even though it is actually a set of symptoms which can be attributed to specific disease processes. These symptoms can vary, even among individuals who have the same diagnosis. For example, one individual with an Alzheimer’s...
by Karen Kaslow, RN, BSN | Aug 28, 2017 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
Two women, who have not seen each other for two months, arrive at a picnic. They clasp hands and smiling joyfully, each declares to the other, “I’ve missed you!” Then one woman exclaims “I had a dream about you.” The other’s eyes open widely and she answers, “Well I...
by blog | Aug 14, 2017 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Caregiver Support, Sentinel Articles
Recently I found myself heading to a presentation about a journey through dementia from a daughter’s perspective. Loretta Veney is a motivational speaker, a trainer, an author, a daughter, and a caregiver. This personal journey invited her audience into the life of...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Sep 12, 2016 | Alzheimer's and Dementia, Events, Sentinel Articles
Scientific journals reported in August that a preliminary study has found that the drug aducanumab not only decreased the plaques which have been thought to cause Alzheimer’s disease in a majority of patients, but may also contribute to mental recovery. Only 165...
