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Why Certified Nurses are a must

Introduction The number of Americans over 65 was expected to double from 40.2 million in 2010 to 88.5 million by 2050, and seniors over 85expected to account for 4.5% of the total population in the same period. With statistics like this, It’s clear that the demand for Medical health care workers in this field is and will keep increasing. Not …

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Alternatives to Hospice Care

 Death can be a difficult subject to think about and talk about, especially when it is someone you’ve loved dearly. However, this article features expert advice to help those who want to understand what hospice care entails. You may find out very quickly in this article that hospice care is available across the United States, and how you can access …

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Mistakes People make in choosing a memory care option

 Aging is never an easy experience. It’s quite unsettling for both the victim and the caregiver/Loved one. When it’s memory related, it’s almost a horror movie for a loved one to have to watch. While the patient may not fully comprehend what is going on sometimes, the loved one understands it perfectly and that can be hard to come to …

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Assisted Living Vs Memory Care

  Teepa Snow, an occupational therapist, dementia care advocate, and proprietor of Positive Approach to Care in Efland, North Carolina, said “It’s vital to really look at the support needs and challenges the person you’re supporting is facing at this point and to try to look honestly at what’s working and what’s not,”  Memory care and assisted are not the …

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Alzheimer’s Vs Dementia

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, brain-wasting condition that affects people over the age of 65. AD is the most common form of dementia, a group of conditions that cause significant memory and thinking problems. The disease is named after the German physician Alois Alzheimer, who described it in 1906.   In 1901, Dr. Alzheimer was studying the brain of …

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Causes of Memory Loss

Can’t Find Your car keys? Or maybe you forgot the how to fix the dispenser even though they’ve showed to you over 50 times and the most recent time was this afternoon? Could it be a sign of memory loss? Well, Memory loss is no longer something new in society. It’s to say that over time, it has become a …

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The Cost of Memory Care in the United States

Introduction Memory care is a growing industry in the United States, with more than 30,000 facilities available to seniors. However, many people are unaware of how much assisted living costs or what some of these services cost. In this article we’ll explore how much assisted living costs in the United States, what’s included within the base rate of assisted living …

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Time for Memory Care?

“If your loved one is typically very refined, and they being to curse, that’s a sign, Or they love to cook, but can no longer remember the steps to make a favorite meal. It’s memory loss combined with executive functioning that is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease,”   says Dr. Healy, says Dr. Elaine Healy, a geriatrician and vice president …

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What is Memory Care

As we travel through time and get older in life, time begins to take its toll on us. The body grows weaker each day and naturally isn’t able to do some of the things it used. For most, the evidence is very obvious and for some, not as much. One of the many that happen to us as we grow …

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