What Caregivers Face While Taking Care of Loved Ones With Alzheimer�s or Dementia
Lack of well-trained attenders and counseling are two of the biggest challenges faced by families, who are caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
Lack of well-trained attenders and counseling are two of the biggest challenges faced by families, who are caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
‘Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria has launched an app “Dementia-Friendly Home” that provides ideas for carers and families to make the home of the sufferers more dementia-friendly.’
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People with dementia find it difficult to perform everyday activities that hamper their quality of life. They also face spatial and visual disabilities which are not prominently recognized as memory loss. Therefore, this app can assist the person living with dementia.The app has been developed by Deakin Software and Technology Innovation Laboratory in partnership with Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria. The app follows 10 "Dementia Enabling Environment Principles," developed by academics Richard Fleming and Kirsty Bennett of the University of Wollongong.
Many of the app suggestions are small, inexpensive ideas, such as placing labels with pictures on cupboard doors, installing motion sensors that turn lights on and off when people walk through the house and changing patterned wall or floor coverings.
Nutritional Drink Shows Potential to Improve Memory in People At-Risk of Dementia
The over-the-counter drink reduced brain shrinkage in some areas, including the hippocampus which is involved in memory.
The over-the-counter drink reduced brain shrinkage in some areas, including the hippocampus which is involved in memory.
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Staying Mentally Active in Older Age Can Play a Role in Staving Off Dementia
Mentally stimulating activities such as word games, reading and using computers actually delayed the symptoms of dementia in people with APoE4 gene.
Mentally stimulating activities such as word games, reading and using computers actually delayed the symptoms of dementia in people with APoE4 gene.
Exercise keeps �Alzheimer�s Away�
Regular exercise can keep neuro-degenerative Alzheimer’s disease in check by replacing toxic molecule with beneficial molecule
Regular exercise can keep neuro-degenerative Alzheimer’s disease in check by replacing toxic molecule with beneficial molecule
