Approximately 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Our Chicago and Northshore residents are living with dementia which effects several aspects of their lives. The simplest way to define it would be a collection of symptoms that impair various brain functions including memory, social abilities, judgement and other thinking skills that controls a…
Family members and loved ones of those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia in Cook and Lake County know the challenges that the disease brings. The progressive decline in memory often causes difficulty with communication between the patient and the caretaker. Those with dementia may have difficulty remembering words or have difficulty communicating their thoughts clearly.…
According to Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s disease is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. All across America, including the Chicagoland area and the Northshore, 5.8 million people are living with Alzheimer’s. As experts continue their studies on dementia and Alzheimer’s, we are learning more about how dementia affects the brain physically. The…
All around the world, including Northbrook, Highland Park and the surrounding Northshore area, nearly 7% of people in their early 60s and about 38% of seniors aged 85 and up suffer from mild cognitive impairment, according to the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). Cognitive impairment could be due to a variety of reasons, including the…
Community Centers all throughout the Northbrook, Highland Park and the Northshore provide seniors with various opportunities to stay active, especially with the cold weather just around the corner. This can be very beneficial, especially for those at risk of Alzheimer’s Disease as new research shows that exercising even just a couple times a week can…
Do you think you are smarter than the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners? Alzheimer’s disease affects men and women? True or False Dementia in itself is not a disease and covers a broad range of symptoms? True or False Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease? True or False When communicating with someone…
An organization that provides in-home senior care, like Homewatch CareGivers Northshore must understand and recognize the importance of taking care of ones’ mind and body, physically, mentally, and emotionally. Exercises that engage the mind and body improve memory and other measures of cognitive functions. Tai Chi beats stretching and conventional exercise and can also help reduce…
Homewatch CareGivers In-Home Care and Senior Support recognizes the importance in looking for early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s/dementia. Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a potential precursor to Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Changes that are mild, but noticeable to the thought process to the affected person, family members, and friends is a mild cognitive impairment.…
Imagine going on a long journey by train. As you leave, the landscape looks familiar and you sit back to relax. For a while you read, then you doze off. When you wake from your nap, you notice something odd—when you look out the window, things look different. The buildings have strange shapes and colors…
The new global study involves 1,500 participants across nine countries currently living with dementia. Picture: University of Melbourne A new global study, led by the University of Melbourne, is bringing music in as medicine to treat people with dementia and depression By Ruby Gill and Imogen Crump, University of Melbourne Music is the medicine of…