For both the patient and the caretaker or loved one, dementia is one of the most difficult medical conditions with which to deal. In dealing with dementia, the first thing you must overcome may very well be your own emotions. In many cases, dementia is the symptom of an underlying physical condition, but it shows...
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FAL Newsletter for September is out!
Check out our latest FAL Newsletter featuring “Wendy Mara joins the FAL Senior Transition Pro Team” and “Music and Alzheimer’s Patients.”
Music and Alzheimer’s Patients
All of us associate music with some important event or a particular time in our lives. Often, the connection is so powerful that hearing a song or tune from long ago evokes a forgotten memory or emotion. Unlike many other memories and associations, patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease seem to remember many of those...
Adult Care Home and Assisted Living Facility Fraud and Abuse
Most operators of assisted living facilities and ‘Adult Care Homes’ are honest professionals who work hard providing high quality care for their residents. They often face difficulties in finding qualified help, dealing with the bureaucracies of government and private insurance companies and observing the many laws and official guidelines that necessarily regulate this industry. Unfortunately,...
Is it Alzheimer’s?
More and more people are aware of and concerned about Alzheimer’s disease. Unquestionably, this awareness and concern is a good thing, but it can also cause confusion and lead to needless worry. When a young adult forgets an appointment, a deadline or the name of a movie, they may be excused as “being too busy”...
