Decision Resources, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that 70.7 percent of newly diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease patients do not receive treatment within a year of being diagnosed. By Bob DeMarco I moved to Delray Beach, Florida more than six years ago to take care of my mother, Dorothy, who now suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. I didn’t know it at first, but my mother was suffering from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) when I arrived on the scene. MCI is often a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. It is my belief that the early detection of the disease in my mother is the reason why we had a good outcome using Aricept, Namenda, and other medications. The introduction of an exercise program, an active social life, and healthy eating are major factors in slowing the progression of the disease. All of these above help control behavior problems that are also associated with Alzheimer’s disease. I wish I had the information in this article at the beginning of our trip down Alzheimer’s land — I didn’t. The Combination of Aricept and Namenda Helps Slow the Rate of Decline in Alzheimer’s Patients __________________________________ In the beginning, I decided to move into my mother’s condominium and keep her in her own home. I did this because I concluded after reading some of the literature that moving her into a new environment would be too difficult and disconcerting for her. As a result, I ended up living in an over 55 community with a large fraction of the residence 75 years or older. When it comes to Alzheimer’s and dementia I have received an eye opening education. One by one I have watched friends and acquaintances of my mother fall into dementia. More often than not their children do little or nothing as the disease starts to progress. The children often watch the parent deteriorate until there is no alternative to full time care. I watched as one person had one automobile accident, then a second before their children concluded there was something wrong. I watched another go from mild dementia to full blown Alzheimer’s almost overnight because nothing was being done by the family, or the personal care physician. I suggested to them that they get some memory testing, and/or a neurological or geriatric consult

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