New York 320,127 Florida 271,554 Texas 241,356 California 237,924 Georgia 236,463 North Carolina 210,772 Illinois 190,521 Maryland 166,186 Administration for Community Living (2012) In a study of self-rated health status…
Instructions for Usage Explain to the person that each face is for a person who has no pain (hurt), some pain, or a lot of pain. Face 0 does not…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) An estimated 5.2 million Americans have AD—including 5 million aged 65 and older or one in nine people aged 65 and older. Of those aged 75 or older, 44 %…
Keep this in mind as you read Joyce’s story. This final chapter is a love story of sorts between a mother, Jane Kontrabecki, who had Alzheimer’s dementia, and her daughter…
An example will serve to demonstrate how essential it is to keep good records . A daughter was caring for her mother in the daughter’s home. The daughter complained that…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Verna Benner Carson, Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst and Harold G. KoenigCare Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-2407-3_9 9. Whispering Hope and Faith: Still, Small Voices for the Alzheimer’s Journey Verna Benner Carson1 , Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst2 …
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Verna Benner Carson, Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst and Harold G. KoenigCare Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-2407-3_7 7. Sexuality and Intimacy in Those with Dementia Verna Benner Carson1 , Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst2 and Harold G. Koenig3 (1)…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Verna Benner Carson, Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst and Harold G. KoenigCare Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-2407-3_8 8. Communication Commandments Verna Benner Carson1 , Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst2 and Harold G. Koenig3 (1) C&V Care Specialists, Inc., Fallston,…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Verna Benner Carson, Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst and Harold G. KoenigCare Giving for Alzheimer’s Disease10.1007/978-1-4939-2407-3_4 4. Alzheimer’s: Strips Individuals of All Skills Verna Benner Carson1 , Katherine Johnson Vanderhorst2 and Harold G. Koenig3 (1) C&V…
Stage 1 Normal adult Abilities consistent with expectations for a normal adult Response is to a normal adult Stage 2 Normal older adult Very mild memory loss Response is to…
