Benefits of Children for Alzheimer's Patients

Benefits of Children for Alzheimer's Patients

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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 the…

How to Pay for Long Term Care

How to Pay for Long Term Care – The Cost of Caring for Senior Loved Ones

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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 designed…

IN2L Training - It's Never 2 Late

IN2L Comes to Applewood Our House – Learn Why It's Never Too Late with This New Technology

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  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…

Pet therapy for residents at Applewood

Pet Therapy for Alzheimer's Patients – The Health Benefits That Pets Can Provide Senior Citizens

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    At each of our Applewood Our House locations, the inclusion of pets into the daily lives of our residents, is very important to us.  We have a house dog at each location and some of our caregiver staff also bring their dogs to work with them.  Pets can really help our residents who suffer from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is an incurable form of dementia. It vastly decreases the mental…

Caregiver's Health is important

Caregivers Health – The Impact of Waiting Too Long for Outside Help

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  Many often don’t take into account a caregivers health when it comes to taking care of a loved one at home. The impact of waiting too long for outside help can cause many physical and mental health issues for caregivers. Therefore, caregivers need to monitor their overall health and learn when it is time to step aside and leave the care of their loved ones to other health professionals. Obviously, the cost of senior…

How Hot Weather Affects Senior Citizens with Alzheimer's and Dementia

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You need to know how hot weather affects senior citizens with Alzheimer’s and dementia. While it may still be snowing here in Golden, Colorado, it won’t be long before spring, and finally summer time are finally upon us. Understanding how age relates to bodily functions is vital to unlocking life saving information on how hot weather affects senior citizens, especially those with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. It also helps in devising a plan of action to…