By Carole B. Larkin Alzheimer’s Reading Room Previously I wrote — Alzheimer’s Caregiving Avoiding the Urinary Tract Infection (Part Four). Now let’s move on to Incontinence. Incontinence is usually a part of Alzheimer’s and other dementias because many times in the diseases the portion of the brain that controls…

Here are a few tips/tricks that may help you avoid the dreaded UTI — Urinary Tract Infection….. By Carole B. Larkin Alzheimer’s Reading Room First, I am not a doctor, nor am I a nurse. I am an experienced Geriatric Care Manager and a woman. Over the years, I…

You will need to travel light, and learn how to be flexible, to find new routes to familiar places, to throw away all of the old maps, all of the old guides. You are on a trip that will demand all of your patience, your stamina, your love…. By…

By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room A judge has halted new restrictions that would keep convicted felons and convicted sex offenders from providing in-home care to elderly and disabled patients participating in a California state program. Alameda County Superior Court Judge David Hunter said Tuesday that the limits sought…

By Max Wallack Alzheimer’s Reading Room Bob did a great job explaining about eight causes/types of dementia. I would like to add another cause of dementia. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy has been the subject of a great deal of interest over the past few years. According to Dr. Robert Stern,…

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By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room If you look over to the right on the sidebar you will see an area labeled — By Topics. The website now has almost 1,800 articles. The bigger the site gets, the harder it is to find information. This is particularly true for…

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Is Alzheimer’s disease Hell on Earth..or the path to Heaven?…. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room There is no blame in Heaven. No blaming Alzheimer’s. No blaming the person that has Alzheimer’s disease. No blaming your unlucky, uncertain fate. No blaming yourself. You are made of flesh and blood….