Change Patterns of Behavior in Dementia Patients
People living with Alzheimer's and dementia are well known for their challenging and often difficult behaviors.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhat can you do about it?Coping with DementiaIf you would rather read the transcript -Go to TranscriptHow to Change Patterns of Behavior in Alzheimer's and Dementia PatientsThe following articles broaden the scope of the podcast; and, should help you to deal with the difficult behaviors you are dealing with each day.1. 7 Ways To Deal With Difficult Behavior Caused By Alzheimer's and DementiaPersons living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia are well known for thei...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 5, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers and dementia alzheimers education and training alzheimers podcast dementia care dementia care at home dementia education elder care memory care memory loss Source Type: blogs

How Alzheimer's Affects the 4 Memory Systems of the Brain
The different memory systems of the brain -- episodic, semantic, procedural, and working -- and how they are affected by Alzheimer's disease.Seven Stages of Alzheimer's diseaseBy Alzheimer's Reading RoomThehuman brain contains an estimated 100 billion nerve cells (neurons).Chemical and electrical activity allows these neurons to perform their tasks and to communicate with one another.This elaborate communication system controls vital body functions and enables us to think, see, move, talk, remember, and experience emotions.What ’s the Difference Between Alzheimer’s and DementiaHow Memory Is Affected in Alzheimer'sNorma...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 3, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's awareness alzheimer's care Alzheimer's Dementia care of dementia patients at home how does alzheimer's affect brain searches related to memory Source Type: blogs

Alzheimer's World -- Two Circles Trying to Reconnect
It takes lots of thought, hard work, and the development of a new mental construct of communication and behavior to understand Alzheimer's disease.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomIt takes lots of thought, hard work, and the development of a new mental construct of communication and behavior to understandAlzheimer's disease. It takes time.Take the relationship between my mother and me as an example.Topic -Alzheimer's Care Living in Alzheimer's WorldI've known my mother my entire life. We have been communicating our entire lives. I would imagine that our communication is similar to most people. We engaged in all the hu...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - November 2, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer alzheimer care alzheimer information Alzheimer World Alzheimer's Communication Alzheimer's Dementia Alzheimer's support group dementia care dementia help for caregivers health Source Type: blogs

Alzheimer's - They Love Us More
It is not unusual for an Alzheimer's caregiver to wonder if the person living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia still loves them. Do they?The simple actions that person living with dementia enact each day can lead us to only one conclusion.Search the Alzheimer's Reading Room for Answers to Your Questions, and Solutions to ProblemsByBob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomListen Now or Continue ReadingSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:Many Alzheimer's and dementia patientsshadow their caregiver. This means they follow us around, or call out our name when when they can't see us..Article -Alzheimer's Care - Me an...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 31, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's alzheimer's symptoms Alzheimers Dementia dementia care family caregiving health help alzheimer's help with dementia care life news love shadowing Source Type: blogs

What is the Difference Between a Nursing Home and an Assisted Living Facility?
How is a nursing home different from an assisted living? What in the world is “Memory Care Facility”? How can I figure out which is best for my loved one? How are they different?By Rita JablonskiAlzheimer's Reading RoomFamilies who are searching for the optimal place for their loved ones with dementia now have an almost overwhelming set of choices.Assisted living facilities are generally described as congregate residential settings that provide 24-hour supervision, at least 2 meals daily, and an array of personal and health-related services.6 Reasons Why You Might Have to Put Someone with Dementia in a Memory Care Faci...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: rtdemarco at gmail.com Tags: alzheimer care assisted living care homes for elderly with dementia care of dementia patients dementia care memory care facility nursing home Source Type: blogs

Alzheimer's Study Reveals Communication Patterns that Sustain Spouse Caregiver Relationships
Married couples affected by Alzheimer's disease often suffer from feelings of isolation, depression and estrangement.When a spouse is cognitively impaired, marital communication is impaired.As Alzheimer ’s disease (AD) progresses, language problems increase in frequency – such as searching for the right word, repeating the same word, asking the same question over and over, or substituting one word for another.As a result of the decline in communication,married couplesaffected by Alzheimer's disease suffer isolation, depression and estrangement. Limited research has existed on communication in couples affected by AD and...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer patient alzheimer's caregiving alzheimer's married couple alzheimer's spouse alzheimers help care for alzheimers care of dementia patients caring for patients with dementia dementia care Source Type: blogs

9 Important Lessons I Learned on the Path to Joyful Caregiving
It took some effort, but I finally learned how to understand, cope, and communicate with a person living with dementia.Here are 9 important lessons I learned on the path to Joyful caregiving.Listen Now or Continue Reading BelowSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free Service - Join NowBy Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading Room1.I remember when I first learned that a person living with Alzheimer's is capable of more than we can imagine -I call this more there.A growing number of caregivers are learning - persons living with Alzheimer's and dementia often have hidden talents that can amaze.2.I remember whenI first r...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 11, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Alzheimer's Dementia alzheimers care caregiving excellence dementia care dementia help for caregivers family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia help with dementia care memory care Source Type: blogs

When Dotty Went to Heaven
Dotty left me with a feeling of enormous Joy.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomDotty went to Heaven shortly after 5 AM on Friday, May 25.I was there.When Dotty went to HeavenI had my arm around her, my cheek on her cheek, and I gently whispered in her earGo into the Light.I had more to say, but for now that is between Dotty and me. After I said my peace, I turned my head and looked up at the ceiling.You might be wondering why?Learn More -What's the Difference Between Dementia and Alzheimer'sIn the past I read extensively on the near death experience. This happens when a person dies, and then comes back to life.The majo...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 3, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers care alzheimers caregiving dementia help for caregivers family caregiving help alzheimer's help with dementia help with dementia care Source Type: blogs

Lost Memories of Alzheimer's Patients Still in the Brain
New research on memory indicates that even if new memories are gone from the awareness of Alzheimer's patients they are still in the brain and might be able to be recovered.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomThis research caught my attention for a number of reasons.First and foremost, I noticed early on that my mother performed better and was more aware after I started exposed her to bright light daily.What is the Difference Between Alzheimer ’s and Dementia“Lost” memories can be foundIn the early stages of Alzheimer ’s disease, patients are often unable to remember recent experiences. A new study from MIT suggests that tho...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - October 2, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care Alzheimer's Dementia alzheimer's research brain care of dementia patients dementia care Long term memory lost memories Source Type: blogs

Can Alzheimer's Caregiving Get Easier?
The effort it takes to foster contentedness in my mother, who lives in the late middle stages of Alzheimer ’s Disease – that seems easier to me. Easier than last month. Easier than last year. What’s changed?By Pamela R. KelleyAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhat do you mean, easier?Does it get easier to care for someone living with Alzheimer's disease?The work, the labor, the volume of chores and tasks that fill the minutes from before first light until long after sunset –this part doesn ’t diminish, it grows.Care of Dementia PatientsBut,the effort it takes to foster contentedness in my mother, who lives in the late midd...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - September 29, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: advocate alzheimer's care Alzheimers Dementia care of dementia patients health help with dementia care how to podcast Source Type: blogs

Google Street View Helps Dementia Patients to Take a Ride Down Memory Lane
BikeAround pairs a stationary bike with Google Street View to take dementia patients on a virtual ride down memory lane.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomThis new technology really blew me away. I could see this working very effectively with people living with Alzheimer's.Imagine allowing your loved one the ability to bike around the neighborhood where they were born. Or, use it to go home.1 Fact About Alzheimer's That Remains a MysteryI like this because it gives the dementia patient a real experience; and, I believe this would help patients to become calmer and easier to deal with. Any activity that a person living w...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - September 26, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimers care bike around brain dementia care google street view dementia health. alzheimers dementia memory facility memory loss nursing home Source Type: blogs

Alzheimer's Podcast - I Think About Alzheimer's Caregivers Daily (Health, Education)
Caring for a person living with Alzheimer's disease isn't easy. It is a 24 hour, 7 days a week job.Alzheimer's caregiving is not a science, it is an art. The art of great love. The art of unconditional love.Related ContentAlzheimer's Care, The Power of Purpose in Our LivesCan how you think and what you believe affect your Alzheimer's caregiving effort?Alzheimer's Affects the Way a Person Thinks, Feels, and Acts5 Things Every Caregiver Should Say and Think to ThemselvesI Think About Alzheimer's Caregivers Every Day (article)Subscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free ServiceThink. Direct one's mind toward someone ...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - September 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care Alzheimer's disease care of dementia caregiver caregiving dementia care help patients how to podcast podcast alzheimer's think Source Type: blogs

Did you ever ask your loved one living with Dementia where they went to first grade?
I did and much to my surprise my mother answered without hesitation - Saint Monica's.I had this conversation with my mother in 2010. To put this in context, Dotty first attended Saint Monica's in 1922. At the time of the conversation she was 93 years old; and, in the moderate to severe stage of Alzheimer's.To learn more about this episode go to this article -I Had to Remind Myself - My Mom Was Deeply Forgetful- and look for the story about half way down the page.Solutions to challenges facing caregiversByBob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomI'm writing this article because I have been asked several times recently -How do you...
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4 Lessons I Learned About Alzheimer's Caregiving
I learned that people living with Alzheimer's or a related dementia are not the enemy, they are our loved one's.ByAlzheimer's Reading RoomMy name is Bob DeMarco. I am an Alzheimer's caregiver. I took care of my mother for 8 and a half years (3,112 days) until the day she went to Heaven on May 25, 2012.  If you are a caregiver, I know how you feel.I understand how you might be feeling each day. I understand because I lived it myself.The Importance of Socialization in Dementia CareSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading - This is a Free ServiceAs it turned out for us it was a long and arduous journey. A journey that s...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - September 21, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care alzheimer's caregiving Alzheimer's Communication Alzheimer's Dementia dementia care help alzheimer's Source Type: blogs

Vaccine and Oral Medication Being Investigated to Stop Alzheimer ’s Years Before It Begins
This study is a reflection of our continued efforts to conquer one of the greatest health challenges of our time.”What are the 7 Stages of Alzheimer'sThe school is joining approximately 90 institutions in North America, Europe and Australia in the Generation Study, which is testing a vaccine and oral medication to prevent or delay Alzheimer ’s in older adults at increased risk for developing the disease.More than 70 USC researchers across a range of disciplines are dedicated to the prevention, treatment and potential cure of Alzheimer ’s.For information about how to participate in the study, contact Nadine Diaz at (3...
Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The - September 20, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: alzheimer's care alzheimer's medication alzheimer's research Alzheimer's Vaccine health news science Source Type: blogs