Prime Living: Dementia care specialist Linda Lucas helps families 'get through the journey'
Linda Lucas says supporting and guiding people who provide daily care for family members with dementia will continue to be ...
Senior Friendship Centers puts focus on caregiver needs at upcoming speakers forum
Topics for the expanded event on Feb. 8 at Harvest House include dementia, caregiver health, legal planning, and more.
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Associations between perceived overload and quality of care in dementia family caregivers in China: mediating role of familism and social support
This study aimed to examine the multiple mediating roles of familism and social support in the relationship between perceived overload and QoC among people with dementia ... caregivers. The data ...
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Music can improve wellbeing in advanced dementia care
That’s why the study authors recommend training caregivers in the use of music, so that all staff involved in the care of people with advanced dementia can make use of it, whatever their level ...
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As the workforce ages, dementia is a concern. Here are ways to help those affected
discussed new options to support dementia patients and their caregivers through the reauthorization of the federal BOLD program. (Jeremy Olson/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...
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Peer Caregiving In Prisons: A Humane Response To A Growing Health Care Crisis
How to Establish a Palliative/Hospice Peer Caregiver Program Humane has helped support the establishment of hospice and palliative care programs at 5 prisons across California, training 118 peer ...
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‘Good neighbors’: supporting veterans’ caregivers in WNC post-Helene
John David Large, 42, is a caregiver for his father, John Meade Large, a veteran with esophageal cancer in Buncombe County. The 75-year-old served in the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1971. He’s undergone ...
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Ruth Langsford to spread dementia awareness this Christmas as part of new partnership with ITV
We're partnering with ITV for a special Christmas campaign on dementia fronted by TV presenter and Loose Women star Ruth Langsford. As families cosy up in front of the TV to watch Christmas listings ...
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NHS highlights dementia symptoms to look out for over Christmas as numbers diagnosed soar
As family and friends gather for the festive period, the NHS is highlighting the signs and symptoms of dementia to look out for in loved ones. Common early symptoms of dementia that may appear some ...
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Retiring Texas congresswoman, who has missed votes since July, experiencing ‘dementia issues,’ son says
Retiring Texas congresswoman and former House Appropriations Committee Chair Kay Granger has been experiencing “dementia issues” in recent months and is living in an independent living ...
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10 tips for dementia caregivers to make the holidays less stressful and more enjoyable
The holiday season can be a stressful time for everyone — but particularly for those living with dementia, as well as their caregivers and loved ones. Statistics show that an estimated 6.7 ...
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10 tips for dementia caregivers to make the holidays less stressful and more enjoyable
The holiday season can be a stressful time for everyone — but particularly for those living with dementia, as well as their caregivers and loved ones. Statistics show that an estimated 6.7 million ...