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Specialists Discuss Dementia Care and Alzheimer’s Care in Western Massachusetts

Alzheimer’s Care in Agawam and Wilbraham If you are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia, you shouldn’t miss this. The Alzheimer’s Association, The Atrium at Cardinal Drive in Agawam and the Orchard Valley at Wilbraham are promoting a great speaker series about Dementia and Alzheimer’s, every other Thursday, starting on March 8. The...

Alzheimer’s Care: diagnose and treatment are on the horizon

We Care – Home Care Article Published in the Journal Inquirer* Not a lot of people noticed, but a piece of news released at the end of January could mean the most significant scientific breakthrough in the fight against Alzheimer’s Disease so far. A team of scientists from Australia and Japan was able to identify...

My father with Alzheimer’s in Suffield becomes agitated in the sunset hours. What can I do?

Alzheimer’s Care in Suffield and region We all are affected somehow by the setting sun. The coming of the night time may change our disposition and mood, in a way that varies from person to person. However, for dementia patients and their families, the twilight time could bring challenges in what healthcare practitioners call “sundowning” or...

12 hints for interacting and communicating with Alzheimer’s patients

Recently we had to introduce a new senior care caregiver to an Alzheimer’s Care patient in Suffield, Connecticut That is always a challenge. Alzheimer’s patients have difficulties in dealing with change. And that’s what happened in this case. Facing the new caregiver, our client became aggressive and uncooperative. The caregiver, however, was trained to deal...