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Feb 20, 2002 |
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$128 Million in Grants Awarded to Help Family Caregivers
The department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson has approved the release of $128 million in grants to states under the National Family Caregiver Support Program, which helps family members provide care for the elderly at home.
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Feb 15, 2002 |
Email Bulletin |
Tips for Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Diagnosis, Communication, Doctor Visits
Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times. Many caregivers have found it helpful to use strategies for dealing with difficult behaviors and stressful situations. The following are some suggestions to consider when faced with difficult aspects of dealing with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's, communication, and visiting the doctor.
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Feb 11, 2002 |
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Abstract: A psychoeducational model for Hispanic Alzheimer's disease caregivers.
Although minority elders represent one of the fastest growing segments of the older population, they are seldom discussed in the intervention literature. Culturally sensitive intervention research with minority AD caregivers provides the opportunity to increase understanding and improve coping skills.
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Feb 06, 2002 |
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Alzheimer ’s Disease Patients and Caregivers Costs Rise as Symptom Severity Increases
In one of the largest national studies of its kind, UCLA researchers have discovered that both caregiver and patient health-care costs dramatically rise as symptoms worsen in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Feb 04, 2002 |
Email Bulletin |
Tips for Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Wandering, Home Safety, Driving, Visiting an AD Patient
Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times. Many caregivers have found it helpful to use strategies for dealing with difficult behaviors and stressful situations. The following are some suggestions to consider when faced with patient wandering, home safety, driving, and visiting a person with AD.
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Jan 21, 2002 |
Email Bulletin |
Tips for Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Activities, Exercise, Sleep Problems, Coping with Holidays
Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times. Many caregivers have found it helpful to use strategies for dealing with difficult behaviors and stressful situations. The following are some suggestions to consider for planning activities and exercises, as well as dealing with sleeping problems and the holidays for a person with Alzheimer's.
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Jan 07, 2002 |
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Tips for Alzheimer’s Caregivers: Bathing, Dressing, Eating
Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease at home is a difficult task and can become overwhelming at times.Many caregivers have found it helpful to use strategies for dealing with difficult behaviors and stressful situations. The following are some suggestions to consider when faced with difficult aspects of caring for a person with AD.
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Jan 07, 2002 |
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Abstract: Alzheimer's disease or other dementia and medical care utilization.
New research demonstrates that higher medical care utilization by patients with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia after diagnosis is not due to dementia per se, but explained by their poorer physical health compared to controls.
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Nov 12, 2001 |
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Study Shows Costs of Caring for Elders with Dementia
A new study suggests caring for older Americans with dementia costs more than $18 billion a year in additional time spent by family and friends. The study is one of the first to use a large, nationally representative sample of older Americans to estimate the additional time and associated costs of providing informal care to those with dementia.
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Oct 24, 2001 |
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Interactive Video Offers New Way for Nurses to Aid Patients at Home
A Penn State study has shown that substituting interactive video sessions for up to half of a visiting nurse's in-home meetings with chronically ill or post-surgical patients, can be a cost-effective way to provide care.
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