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Elder Law Attorneys
What is an Elder Law Attorney? Elder law attorneys focus on the special legal needs of older persons and persons…
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Diet, Exercise & Health
How can overall health and well-being be maintained in a person who has Alzheimer’s disease? It’s essential for the person…
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Therapeutic Activities
How can therapeutic activities help manage the symptoms of Alzheimer’s? Planning structured, individualized activities that involve and interest the person…
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Communicating with someone who has Alzheimer’s
How can I communicate better with my loved one who has Alzheimer’s? Learning about Alzheimer’s, how it progresses and how…
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Home Modification
Home Modification Tips If you decide to have your Alzheimer’s-afflicted loved one continue to live at home, it is important…
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Drug Facts: Cognex (tacrine)
Generic name: tacrine Description Available in 10 mg, 20 mg, 30 mg, and 40 mg capsules. Why It’s Prescribed To…
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Drug Facts: Aricept (donepezil)
Generic name: donepezil Description Sold as 5 mg (white) and 10 mg (yellow) round tablets. Why It’s Prescribed To ease…
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Drug Facts: Exelon (rivastigmine)
Generic name: rivastigmine Description Available as a dermal patch in 4.6 mg/24 hour (9mg total) dose or 9.5 mg/24 hour…
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Drug Facts: Razadyne, Reminyl (galantamine)
Generic name: galantamine Description Comes in 4 mg (white), 8 mg (pink) and 12 mg (brown-orange) tablets. Also available as…
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Drug Facts: Namenda (memantine)
Generic name: memantine Description Sold as 10 mg capsules (gray, with the number “10” on one side and the letters…
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Hospice Care
Hospice is a round-the-clock care service for people who are terminally ill. The goal of hospice is to keep the…
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Nursing Homes
Nursing homes, also known as skilled nursing facilities, care for individuals who require 24-hour nursing supervision. There are two types…
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Assisted Living Facilities
Assisted living (AL) is a form of long-term care that promotes self-direction and participation in decisions. As a model of…
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Adult Day Care
There are two types of adult day care: medical and social. Both provide a comfortable, secure place for a…
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Respite Services
Respite is a term used to describe time taken by the caregiver for rest and rejuvenation from the demands of…
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Home-Care Services
Home-care services are generally divided into one of the following types of care: Skilled care and Non-skilled care (often referred…
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Care Managers
Care managers – also called “geriatric care managers” or “case managers” – represent a fairly new development in the care…
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Continuing Care
In the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, most people can continue living at home, provided they have the appropriate support…
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Regular Exercise and Resistance Training Are Good for the Brain
Ongoing physical activity has been linked to a longer life and all kinds of benefits for the body, including less…
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Certain Foods May Protect Against Alzheimer’s Disease
July 31, 2010 Researchers in New York studied the diets of older men and women and found that certain foods…
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Useful Definitions
Here are definitions for some common terms used in clinical trials. Placebo: A placebo (sometimes called a “sugar pill”) is…
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Frequently Asked Questions about Clinical Trials
Here are some common questions we get about clinical trials. What is a clinical trial? Although there are many definitions…
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What Drugs are Approved for Alzheimer’s Disease?
Five drugs have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s…
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What are the Goals of Alzheimer’s Treatment?
The primary goals of treatment for Alzheimer’s are to improve the quality of life for the person suffering and for…
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