Applewood Our House was proud to be a part of the Leaders in Dementia Care Training program that is run by The Alzheimer’s Association. We understand the only way we can provide higher quality care to our residents is to keep learning advanced care treatments that allow us to stay at the top of our field. Dementia and Alzheimer’s care needs the highest quality standards in the industry. Each assisted care and living facility…
Many families want to know when is the right time to begin using Alzheimer’s medications. Although Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are not part of normal aging, senior citizens are more likely than not to show signs of these illnesses as they get older. Let’s face it; there are no known cures for Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia related illnesses. Yet, Alzheimer’s medication is available to help slow down the disease, and to relieve some of…
The benefits of early stage memory care are understood by the families of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease patients. They are confronted with challenges that always require specialized attention and care for each individual. Doctors and researchers have worked painstakingly hard in unlocking the secrets behind Alzheimer’s disease, and other related types of dementia. This includes methods of trying to slow down the disease, developing tests to determine who might develop Alzheimer’s, and attempting to find…
The benefits of children for Alzheimer’s patients are often overlooked by families caring for a loved one with the illness. Some families tend to shelter their children from an elderly grandfather or grandmother. They feel that children shouldn’t be forced to see the decline of an elderly person. Unfortunately, parents who feel this way are missing out on a golden opportunity to help their kids cope with understanding Alzheimer’s disease, and they are denying…
In this article, we will discuss how to pay for long term care. When seniors are unable to care for themselves and carry out daily tasks, it might be time to implement long-term memory care. The inability for seniors to remain independent depends on how long they can remain injury and illness free. Long-term memory care for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia patients usually make up the majority of long-term health care patients. It is…
IN2L Comes to Applewood Our House. Computer systems for seniors have been difficult for many of the elderly to grasp in the past. This is because companies and people were using standard computers to train seniors at a slower pace. Under those circumstances, many seniors were reluctant to try or stay with a program. However, since technology has quickly advanced, seniors can now learn what is important for them at the touch of a…