Eating time for Alzheimer’s or dementia patients should be a very simple, step-by-step activity, one that is routine and enjoyable. However, some problems can arise. Many patients have difficulty eating, whether because of a sudden loss of appetite or from having difficulty evaluating food. A patient might also forget that...

Dementia is marked by loss of memory, impaired cognitive abilities, and behavioral and mood changes that interfere with a person’s daily life. Dementia also refers to a progressive worsening of these symptoms and is not usually signified by a sudden onset of problems. There are many causes of dementia. A...

Alzheimer’s is known to be a progressive, neurodegenerative disease, most common in people over the age of 65 years, although there have also been cases of hereditary development of Alzheimer‘s disease in younger patients on rare occasions. Characterized by the presence of amyloid plaques (abnormal clusters) and neurofibrillary tangles (entwined...

Building communication with an Alzheimer’s patient is a challenge. Whether you are a family member or a caregiver, regularly communicating with someone who has the disease is surely going to require patience and understanding. Alzheimer’s disease involves a deterioration of the intellectual process, which can disrupt a patient’s ability to...

Alzheimer’s is a very cruel and unforgiving disease of the brain. Damaging its ability to retain memories and communicate with the rest of the body, it is a degenerative condition, meaning that it grows steadily worse with time. Unfortunately, there is no known cure, nor method of reversing the damage,...

Dementia is one of several illnesses that cause a continuous decline in the mental abilities of a person. There are several different forms that dementia can take on, and the term is used to describe a large amount of symptoms, including a loss of memory, the ability to think rationally,...

Family and friends acting as caregivers for people with Alzheimer’s disease often have a very trying task on their hands. Care giving is a full time job, and on top of having to cope with the emotional toll of watching a loved progressively deteriorate with Alzheimer’s disease, there will also...

Alzheimer’s disease can be notoriously difficult to diagnose. In fact, an Alzheimer’s diagnoses cannot be confirmed until after death, when the brain can be autopsied and shown to possess damage on a cellular level. The first problem in achieving diagnoses can be the patient themselves. Patients often attribute the symptoms...

A major misconception in mental health today is that dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and insanity mean more or less the same thing. The facts show otherwise. Alzheimer’s disease is a specific form of dementia, which is a term meaning “progressive brain dysfunction.” Dementia involves a loss of mental abilities that can...

In many cases when someone is diagnosed with a serious disease those closest to them may decide to personally care for them at home. This may not always be possible, and there are certainly some fine institutions that exist to help in extreme situations, but for the most part it...