Live in care at Home – Elderly home care blog

It is not at all unusual for even the most hardened individuals to be overcome by the trauma of coping with a loved one who has Alzheimer’s Disease.
The upset displayed by John Suchet is a prima facie illustration – albeit a particularly harrowing one – of the feeling of desolation and isolationism that we as [...]

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Delegates at a recent Health and Care Conference held in Glasgow heard a call by the co-director of Birmingham University’s Health Services Management Centre for a radical overhaul of the funding of long-term care for the elderly.
In a workshop entitled “Who cares? Reforming Long-Term Care” Professor Jon Glasby said that the current system placed an [...]

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As we get older it is a well known fact that our memories may not be as efficient as they once were so here are a few memory tips to help.
For some this may only be small things such as appointments but in other cases it can be worse, such as forgetting the faces of [...]

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Journalist John Suchet talks about his wife’s Alzheimer’s and his frustrations with the decease.

Alzheimer’s is a form of Dementia and in the UK alone there are over 700,000 dementia sufferers! It has been shown that exercise can hold back the advance of Alzheimer’s, US researchers have established.

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Dementia currently affects over 700,000 people within the UK alone. 5 % of people over the age of 65 suffer from dementia and increases to 20% of people over the age of 80.
The preconception is that dementia only affects the elderly but research shows this not to be the case. According to the Alzheimer’s Society [...]

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Being physically fit could hold back the advance of Alzheimer’s disease, US researchers have suggested.
Their study, published in the journal Neurology, looked at 121 people aged over 60, around half of them in the early stages of the disease.
Those with Alzheimer’s who were less fit had four times more signs of brain shrinkage [...]

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Campaigners say dementia patients and their carers are being unfairly charged for care.
One woman, who helps care for her husband at home, talks about her fight for help.
Freddie was 64 when he was diagnosed with dementia
Freddie Smith was just 64 when he was diagnosed with a form of dementia brought on by a [...]

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People who have had depression may be more prone to Alzheimer’s disease, two studies suggest.
Dutch researchers found Alzheimer’s was 2.5 times more likely in people with a history of depression.
Similarly, US researchers, examining Catholic clergy, found those with signs of depression were more likely to go on to develop Alzheimer’s.
The Dutch appears [...]

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Heavy drinkers and smokers develop Alzheimer’s disease six to seven years earlier than those who do not smoke or drink, US researchers claim.
A study of 900 people aged over 60 found early onset was most likely in those who also had a high-risk gene.
A second US study found people with high cholesterol in [...]

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Controlling blood pressure from middle-age onwards may dramatically reduce the chances of developing dementia, researchers have said.
Two studies support a link between high blood pressure and dementia risk – with one by an Imperial College London team suggesting treatment could cut this.
This study, by published in the Lancet Neurology journal, found blood pressure [...]

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