A recent study of Alzheimer patient’s participation in decisions about health and social issues raised some interesting results. The study found that patients had a preference for participation in healthcare-related decisions, especially in social ones. The...
This week the subject of our newsletter was reflections on remembrance and in it I asked the question – Do we really know the people we care for? That question was prompted by the image created by Brian Fray and published in the Guelph Tribune. It seems to me it...
I’ve been out recently, presenting the scientific research behind cognitive interaction programs for individuals with cognitive impairments like Alzheimer’s disease. Inevitably, individuals who hear the presentation get really excited about the...
The first objective in dealing with caregiver stress is to recognize that it exists. Often when you are in the middle of a slowly deteriorating health situation it is difficult to recognize your own fatigue. With the build-up of fatigue come feelings of being...
A new study from researchers at Pennsylvania State University and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging finds that caregivers and their relatives who suffer from dementia widely disagree on the amount and quality of care both given and received. The study identified...
The social and economic costs of dementia are enormous, more than the costs of stroke, heart disease and cancer combined. Yet as a society we spend billions on research in these areas and comparatively little on dementia. Why is that? Is it because we feel helpless in...
