Live in care at Home – Elderly home care blog

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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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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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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Dementia patients are being unfairly treated, as many are forced to pay for their care, according to campaigners.
An Alzheimer’s Society poll of 2,300 people in England found two thirds of patients paid towards care such as help with washing, eating and dressing.
The charity said this should be free as it was linked to [...]

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Is live in care too expensive and visiting care not enough?
This is the question we at Care at Home recently asked ourselves and, as a result decided to launch a new 5-day week live in care service. So effectively providing part-time live in care for only 5 days a week.
We receive many calls from people [...]

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Dementia patients are being unfairly treated, as many are forced to pay for their care, according to campaigners.
An Alzheimer’s Society poll of 2,300 people in England found two thirds of patients paid towards care such as help with washing, eating and dressing.
The charity said this should be free as it was linked to [...]

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