Seniors For Living

This week, the Alzheimer’s Association released their 2013 Facts & Figures Report. The numbers are unsettling:

Someone develops Alzheimer’s every 68 seconds.
There are more than 15 million Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers, providing over 17 billion hours of unpaid care, valued ...

The heartbreak that follows the death of a loved one is not easily mended, but after the denial, numbness and shock wears off, perhaps the hardest part of grief is figuring out what comes next. How does one simply get ...

A good night’s sleep may be hard to come by, but if you don’t get enough Zzzzs, you’re risking more than your physical health. Cognitive function suffers as a result of sleep deprivation, says this new Huff/...

Better yet, buy an iPad or tablet for your friend or relative, because according to this blog post from A Place for Mom, there are 9 good reasons to do so.

Visiting someone in an Alzheimer’s care community can be ...

“Minimizing the degree of perceptual interference improved patients’ object perception,” said researcher Rachel Newsome in this recent PsychCentral.com news article on a Georgia Tech and University of Toronto study on Alzheimer’s.

In other words, clear the clutter.

Caregivers ...

September 11, 2001: a day in history we would rather forget, but will always remember. The day is considerably more haunting, more emotional for those who assisted in the rescue and recovery efforts, or lost friends, colleagues, and family members (some may ...

A move to Alzheimer’s care can be extremely devastating for caregivers and others in the family circle. The guilt over the transition may be crippling, overwhelming. Seeing the person you love in a place other than her home is ...

Today's guest post is from Leann Reynolds,  president of Homewatch CareGivers, an international home care provider. The organization is well known for its development of Pathways to Memory — a specialized dementia care program. Leann can be followed at @hwcaregivers.

Simple ...

Alzheimer’s care, whether stand-alone or in a separate wing/unit, is perhaps the setting that has -- and will continue -- to see the most change in the shortest period of time. In fact, a SeniorHousingNews.com article released ...

How many times have we forgotten something (OK, maybe it's just me) and blamed it on a lack of sleep?

Though sleep deprivation has been linked to memory loss, a new study suggests that a good night's sleep doesn't seem to improve older adults' memory.

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, presented their findings at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, in Washington, D.C. In November, 2011.

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