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This family banded together to help their 88-year-old father through the final stages of dementia by gifting him with a robotic cat. Cheryl Yates, a woman from Ontario, Canada, knew her father, Bob, so well. A true animal lover, her dad always donated to humane societies and animal shelters. He also found homes for so
Chart-topping musicians can come from all backgrounds, but this latest musical sensation is certainly a sweet surprise. Margaret Mackie, an 83-year-old woman with dementia and resident of Northcare Suites Care Home, a senior care facility in in Edinburgh, Scotland, just recorded a heartwarming version of “My Way” with her caregiver – and it’s a certified
A senior daycare center in Chula Vista California has a unique and innovative way to treat their patients with dementia. They give the elderly an immersive experience where they look back to their younger days. This approach is called reminiscence therapy, an intervention technique used to treat people with dementia or severe memory loss. In
Alzheimer’s disease mostly affects seniors (but is known to also occur in other age brackets) and for the families of the patients, its impact can be really heart-breaking. Sadly for the McDermott family, they have to go through the everyday pain of not being remembered by the head of their household, Ted McDermott. Ted McDermott,
More than being a condiment, salt is a mineral that our body needs to stay healthy. Our body needs a healthy dose of salt daily because we need sodium to regulate our kidneys, to control our fluid balance, to send nerve impulses, and to optimize muscle functions. However, everything that is too much is harmful
Many people are confused about the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s. According to Health professionals, Dementia is the general term which describes a range of progressive neurological disorders affecting the brain. On the other hand, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of Dementia caused by plaques and tangles formation in the brain. According to
Brought about by his grandmother’s recent ER episode who has Alzheimer’s dementia and forgets to nourish her body with enough water daily, Lewis Hornby of United Kingdom thought of developing a project that can help patients with dementia well hydrated all the time. Alzheimer’s dementia is a progressive disease of the brain, which damages ones
France is taking a revolutionary approach in treating their citizens who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. To combat the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, France thought of building a specially designed Alzheimer’s Care Facility that is designed like a regular village to let their people with the progressive memory loss live freely.
An unusual 911 call was patched to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office requesting for a search party for an old woman that went missing. It is not a simple missing report, the elderly has dementia that may put her life in danger. Taking a walk to her driveway and back to her Charles County, Maryland
Family is everything, and as it turns out, the grandkids could actually help their grandparents improve their physical and mental health, according to science. As we grow older, we get more exposed to a variety of health issues (both mental and physical concerns), and one of the most common mental health issues that come with old
Dementia comes in many forms and Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common types of dementia. As of now, there isn’t a cure for dementia or Alzheimer’s, but the experts are not giving up in looking for new ways to make the lives of patients with dementia better. One of the most recent methods
