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What is Dementia? News-Medical.net article
What is Dementia?: Types of dementia
Dementia may be of 100 different types. Some of them include:
Alzheimer’s disease is where small clumps of protein, known as plaques, begin to develop around brain cells. This may lead to severe loss of memory over time.
Another type is vascular dementia where there are problems in the blood supply to the brain. The brain does not receive adequate oxygen.
Dementia with Lewy bodies is another form of dementia where small abnormal structures, known as Lewy bodies, develop inside the brain.
Frontotemporal dementia is said to occur when frontal and temporal lobes (two parts of the brain) start shrinking. This may occur in individuals under 65 years of age. It is much rarer than other types of dementia.
Dementia and other disorders
Sometimes dementia may be accompanied by other mental disorders like mood swings, anxiety and depression and confusion.
Many other illnesses can cause dementia. These may include viral infections such as HIV, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, chronic heavy alcohol intake, Huntington's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and normal pressure hydrocephalus, Multiple sclerosis and Motor neurone disease.
Prognosis or outlook of dementia
There is no cure for dementia. In most patients the symptoms worsen over time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6q-H1-XwCZA
Dementia may be of 100 different types. Some of them include:
Alzheimer’s disease is where small clumps of protein, known as plaques, begin to develop around brain cells. This may lead to severe loss of memory over time.
Another type is vascular dementia where there are problems in the blood supply to the brain. The brain does not receive adequate oxygen.
Dementia with Lewy bodies is another form of dementia where small abnormal structures, known as Lewy bodies, develop inside the brain.
Frontotemporal dementia is said to occur when frontal and temporal lobes (two parts of the brain) start shrinking. This may occur in individuals under 65 years of age. It is much rarer than other types of dementia.
Dementia and other disorders
Sometimes dementia may be accompanied by other mental disorders like mood swings, anxiety and depression and confusion.
Many other illnesses can cause dementia. These may include viral infections such as HIV, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, chronic heavy alcohol intake, Huntington's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy and normal pressure hydrocephalus, Multiple sclerosis and Motor neurone disease.
Prognosis or outlook of dementia
There is no cure for dementia. In most patients the symptoms worsen over time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6q-H1-XwCZA
What is an Elder Law Attorney? | Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc.Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc.
What is an Elder Law Attorney? | Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc.Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc.: What is an Elder Law Attorney?
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Attorneys who work in the field of elder law bring more to their practice than an expertise in the appropriate area of law. They also have knowledge of the senior population and their unique needs as well as the myths related to competence and aging. They are aware of the physical and mental difficulties that often accompany the aging process. Because of their broad knowledge base they are able to more thoroughly address the legal needs of their clients.
For example, when planning an estate, an elder law attorney would take into consideration the health of the person or couple, the potential for nursing home care and the wishes and concerns of the person or couple if that event were to occur. If need arises, the elder law attorney will associate other legal experts.
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Attorneys who work in the field of elder law bring more to their practice than an expertise in the appropriate area of law. They also have knowledge of the senior population and their unique needs as well as the myths related to competence and aging. They are aware of the physical and mental difficulties that often accompany the aging process. Because of their broad knowledge base they are able to more thoroughly address the legal needs of their clients.
For example, when planning an estate, an elder law attorney would take into consideration the health of the person or couple, the potential for nursing home care and the wishes and concerns of the person or couple if that event were to occur. If need arises, the elder law attorney will associate other legal experts.
Alzheimer's World Bang Your Head Against the Wall | Alzheimer's Reading Room
Alzheimer's World Bang Your Head Against the Wall | Alzheimer's Reading Room: By +Bob DeMarco
+Alzheimer's Reading Room
Alzheimer's World Bang Your Head Against the Wall
Print and tape to the wall. Follow the directions in the circle.
If you are like me, you probably felt like you could put everything you knew about Alzheimer's disease in a thimble the day you received the diagnosis.
And, if you are like me, you probably realized over time that you developed some skills over the course of your life that would help you to deal with a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
With this in mind, you will need to learn how to engage in new and different kinds of communication while interacting with someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease in order to remain sane.
You can use some of the communication tools you developed over the course of your life that work; and then, you develop new communication tools that you use only while in Alzheimer's World.
+Alzheimer's Reading Room
Alzheimer's World Bang Your Head Against the Wall
Print and tape to the wall. Follow the directions in the circle.
If you are like me, you probably felt like you could put everything you knew about Alzheimer's disease in a thimble the day you received the diagnosis.
And, if you are like me, you probably realized over time that you developed some skills over the course of your life that would help you to deal with a person suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
With this in mind, you will need to learn how to engage in new and different kinds of communication while interacting with someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease in order to remain sane.
You can use some of the communication tools you developed over the course of your life that work; and then, you develop new communication tools that you use only while in Alzheimer's World.
A Dementia Book Every Family & Professional Needs
A Dementia Book Every Family & Professional Needs | Alzheimer's Speaks Blog: A Dementia Book
Every Family & Professional Needs
This book shows and explains to the reader what is happening and why. It answers the questions of what do we do now? It shows the reader how to interact with someone who has been diagnosed in a loving and respectful fashion. It teaches us not to loose our relationship to illness, but to adapt life to the imperfections we all have. Lori La Bey
Every Family & Professional Needs
This book shows and explains to the reader what is happening and why. It answers the questions of what do we do now? It shows the reader how to interact with someone who has been diagnosed in a loving and respectful fashion. It teaches us not to loose our relationship to illness, but to adapt life to the imperfections we all have. Lori La Bey
Top Ten caregiver.com Articles of June 2013
Top Ten Articles of June 2013:
Here are the top ten articles you read in June
Which one was your favorite?
Avoiding Mistakes when Buying a Power Lift Chair Recliner
Emotional First Aid
10 Tips to Protect a Wandering Loved One
Heat Stress in the Elderly
Arthritis Tips
Ten Tips for Ensuring Medication Safety
Nine Ways to Get Someone to Eat
A Caregiver's Bill of Rights
Parkinson's Disease: Tips for Caregivers
Bipolar Disorder: Preventing Manic Episodes
Read them now!
Here are the top ten articles you read in June
Which one was your favorite?
Avoiding Mistakes when Buying a Power Lift Chair Recliner
Emotional First Aid
10 Tips to Protect a Wandering Loved One
Heat Stress in the Elderly
Arthritis Tips
Ten Tips for Ensuring Medication Safety
Nine Ways to Get Someone to Eat
A Caregiver's Bill of Rights
Parkinson's Disease: Tips for Caregivers
Bipolar Disorder: Preventing Manic Episodes
Read them now!
PioneerNetwork : Conference Schedule at a Glance
PioneerNetwork : Conference Schedule at a Glance: Conference Schedule at a Glance
Pioneer Network was formed in 1997 by a small group of prominent professionals in long-term care to advocate for person-directed care. This group called for a radical change in the culture of aging so that when our grandparents, parents — and ultimately ourselves — go to a nursing home or other community-based setting it is to thrive, not to decline. This movement, away from institutional provider-driven models to more humane consumer-driven models that embrace flexibility and self-determination, has come to be known as the long-term care culture change movement. Our partners and audience are primarily engaged in some aspect of long-term care including long-term care CEOs and administrators, consumers and family caregivers, doctors and nurses, direct care providers, and others who care about, and care for, the aging.
Pioneer Network is a center for all stakeholders in the field of aging and long term care whose focus is on providing home and community for elders. We believe that the quality of life and living for America's elders is rooted in a supportive community and cemented by relationships that respect each of us as individuals regardless of age, medical condition or limitations.
from Jytte Fogh Lokvig, Ph.D.
Pioneer Network was formed in 1997 by a small group of prominent professionals in long-term care to advocate for person-directed care. This group called for a radical change in the culture of aging so that when our grandparents, parents — and ultimately ourselves — go to a nursing home or other community-based setting it is to thrive, not to decline. This movement, away from institutional provider-driven models to more humane consumer-driven models that embrace flexibility and self-determination, has come to be known as the long-term care culture change movement. Our partners and audience are primarily engaged in some aspect of long-term care including long-term care CEOs and administrators, consumers and family caregivers, doctors and nurses, direct care providers, and others who care about, and care for, the aging.
Pioneer Network is a center for all stakeholders in the field of aging and long term care whose focus is on providing home and community for elders. We believe that the quality of life and living for America's elders is rooted in a supportive community and cemented by relationships that respect each of us as individuals regardless of age, medical condition or limitations.
from Jytte Fogh Lokvig, Ph.D.
Create A Better Day Café Grand Opening... Sunday, June 23rd 1:00pm to 3:00pm | Create A Better Day Café will be held the 4th Sunday of each month from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Create A Better Day Café
Are
you caring for someone with Alzheimer's or other dementia? Create A
Better Day Café encourages socialization with other caregivers and loved
ones where you can just be yourself. This is a wonderful opportunity to
get out with your loved one and have an enjoyable afternoon. It's a
time to step out of the daily routine, leave the disease at the door,
and enjoy a positive experience in a supportive environment. The
afternoon will consist of conversation, music, arts, games,
refreshments, and most importantly, laughter. There is no cost. It is
open to anyone at any stage of the disease process accompanied by
friends, family, and loved ones.
Grand Opening...
Sunday, June 23rd
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Create A Better Day Café will be held the 4th Sunday of each month from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
at Pleasantries Adult Day Services 195 Reservoir Street
Marlborough, MA.
at Pleasantries Adult Day Services 195 Reservoir Street
Marlborough, MA.
Call Tammy for more information at 508-335-1968
- Smart911 data etc
What is Smart911? - Smart911: What is Smart911?
Smart911 is a free service that allows citizens across the U.S. to create a Safety Profile for their household that includes any information they want 9-1-1 to have in the event of an emergency. Then, when anyone in that household dials 9-1-1 from a phone associated with their Safety Profile, their profile is immediately displayed to the 9-1-1 call taker providing additional information that can be used to facilitate the proper response to the proper location. At a time when seconds count, being about to provide 9-1-1 with all details that could impact response the second an emergency call is placed could be the difference between life and death.
Be Smart About Safety. Sign Up Today.
Give 9-1-1 the information they need to better help you and your family in the event of an emergency.
Smart911 is a free service that allows citizens across the U.S. to create a Safety Profile for their household that includes any information they want 9-1-1 to have in the event of an emergency. Then, when anyone in that household dials 9-1-1 from a phone associated with their Safety Profile, their profile is immediately displayed to the 9-1-1 call taker providing additional information that can be used to facilitate the proper response to the proper location. At a time when seconds count, being about to provide 9-1-1 with all details that could impact response the second an emergency call is placed could be the difference between life and death.
Be Smart About Safety. Sign Up Today.
Give 9-1-1 the information they need to better help you and your family in the event of an emergency.
Disability Indicator Program
Disability Indicator Program: Disability Indicator Program
Disability Indicator Form
The disability indicator program is voluntary for both the community and it's residents. The disability indicator form pdf format of disability_info_and_form.pdf was created by a group of several different organizations representing the mobility, hearing, speech and sight impaired communities.
*PLEASE NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUBMIT A NEW DISABILITY INDICATOR FORM UPON CHANGE OF SERVICE PROVIDER, TELEPHONE NUMBER, OR ADDRESS*
The information provided on the disability indicator form enables a special code to appear on the 911 call takers screen which alerts the call taker that a person residing at that address may require special assistance during an emergency.
It is a standardized form created to encourage participation from all persons with disabilities. As you are aware, there are an extensive range of disabilities and medical conditions. The disability indicator categories listed on the form may be considered too broad for some; when you consider the extensive range of disabilities. However, information requested on the form must remain sensitive to those who may not wish to provide detailed information.
Always remember information on the disability indicator form is confidential.
The disability indicator form is available through the State 911 Department or it can be downloaded from this website. Originally, the form had to be filled out in triplicate. The new disability indicator procedure form only requires that when a person in your community submits a signed disability indicator form, the 911 Municipal Coordinator signs the form and faxes it to the Verizon Database Center at 1-800-839-6020 for entry into the 911 Verizon database. It is no longer necessary to mail your original. You retain that original copy as part of your permanent records to be used later for the annual verification of your database. Remember these are important confidential documents and should be stored in the same manner as all municipal records.
Annually, Verizon will send the Municipal Coordinator a current listing of those persons in their community who are enrolled in the disability indicator program for updating. Verizon enters the new information into the 911 database. A new Disability Indicator Form should be submitted for the following:
1. a person moves or no longer resides at that address
2. the apartment number changes
3. the telephone number changes
4. to add or delete a disability
Remember to review the lists carefully to maintain accurate records which will ensure the proper response in the event of an emergency.
Disability Indicator Form
The disability indicator program is voluntary for both the community and it's residents. The disability indicator form pdf format of disability_info_and_form.pdf was created by a group of several different organizations representing the mobility, hearing, speech and sight impaired communities.
*PLEASE NOTE: IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUBMIT A NEW DISABILITY INDICATOR FORM UPON CHANGE OF SERVICE PROVIDER, TELEPHONE NUMBER, OR ADDRESS*
The information provided on the disability indicator form enables a special code to appear on the 911 call takers screen which alerts the call taker that a person residing at that address may require special assistance during an emergency.
It is a standardized form created to encourage participation from all persons with disabilities. As you are aware, there are an extensive range of disabilities and medical conditions. The disability indicator categories listed on the form may be considered too broad for some; when you consider the extensive range of disabilities. However, information requested on the form must remain sensitive to those who may not wish to provide detailed information.
Always remember information on the disability indicator form is confidential.
The disability indicator form is available through the State 911 Department or it can be downloaded from this website. Originally, the form had to be filled out in triplicate. The new disability indicator procedure form only requires that when a person in your community submits a signed disability indicator form, the 911 Municipal Coordinator signs the form and faxes it to the Verizon Database Center at 1-800-839-6020 for entry into the 911 Verizon database. It is no longer necessary to mail your original. You retain that original copy as part of your permanent records to be used later for the annual verification of your database. Remember these are important confidential documents and should be stored in the same manner as all municipal records.
Annually, Verizon will send the Municipal Coordinator a current listing of those persons in their community who are enrolled in the disability indicator program for updating. Verizon enters the new information into the 911 database. A new Disability Indicator Form should be submitted for the following:
1. a person moves or no longer resides at that address
2. the apartment number changes
3. the telephone number changes
4. to add or delete a disability
Remember to review the lists carefully to maintain accurate records which will ensure the proper response in the event of an emergency.
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Misplaced Trust: 3M adds insult to injury . . . | Senior Housing Forum: “ in the absence of qualified maintenance and support. Specifically, in the absence of regular database maintenance the system will stop sending alert messages to your employees and to the central monitoring station. This is likely to mean that your staff will not know based on the system when a resident has exited your facility or is in need of assistance.”
“FOR THIS REASON, YOU MUST REPLACE OR DISABLE YOUR 3M RESIDENT MONITORING SYSTEM ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2013”
“If you choose to continue to operate the 3M Resident Monitoring system or any of its components or software after December 31, 2013, you do so at your own risk, and neither 3M Resident Monitoring Inc., 3M company, nor any of their affiliates shall assume any liability for the outcome.”
“FOR THIS REASON, YOU MUST REPLACE OR DISABLE YOUR 3M RESIDENT MONITORING SYSTEM ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2013”
“If you choose to continue to operate the 3M Resident Monitoring system or any of its components or software after December 31, 2013, you do so at your own risk, and neither 3M Resident Monitoring Inc., 3M company, nor any of their affiliates shall assume any liability for the outcome.”
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National Senior Citizens Law Center.
read their pdf
NSCLC provides education and counseling to local legal services advocates, but does not educate or provide advice or counsel to individuals. If you are looking for legal advice, you can find local resources by clicking here.
1444 Eye Street, NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-6976
3701 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 750
Los Angeles, CA 90010
213-639-0930
1330 Broadway, Suite 525
Oakland, CA 94612
510-663-1055
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