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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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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Having a large hippocampus – a part of the brain involved with memory – seems to provide protection against the symptoms of dementia, a study suggests.
A US team compared the brains of 35 people who had Alzheimer’s “plaques”, some of whom died with sharp minds and others who showed no dementia symptoms.
The hippocampus, [...]

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Many people assume a loss of mental agility is an evitable part of ageing. In fact, there’s no reason why the mind shouldn’t remain sharp. But, like any other organ, the brain is susceptible to disease, which can lead to dementia.
Who’s affected?
The older a person is, the greater the chance they will develop a [...]

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The most common type of dementia occurs when brain tissue degeneration causes a progressive deterioration in mental function and ability. It’s more likely to develop as people get older, but can affect younger people too.
What causes it?
The exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease isn’t known, although some risk factors are known. The risk of developing the [...]

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Total recall of every experience is not something most people would desire. We tend instead to remember the things that are important to us. Even then, what can seem to us to be very clear memories can be wrong. We may add or omit things for many different reasons.
However, for some people, their memory may [...]

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The predicted rise in dementia over the next two decades could destroy the NHS, say top scientists in an open letter.
An ageing population means the burden of dementia on the UK will double to £35bn-a-year within 20 years.
They told Health Secretary Alan Johnson that more should be spent researching new treatments for Alzheimer’s [...]

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