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Dementia Resources for Seniors
The articles presented here have appeared in the Peninsula Volunteers Rosener House Quarterly Newsletter. As other articles become available they will be added to the site.
Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. has provided service for more than 55 years and has led the nation in developing programs and properties to support the welfare fo the senior members of the community.
- The Benefits Of Exercise For Alzheimer's Patients
- "Exercise has many benefits. It has a positive effect on both the mind and the body. It increases muscle strength and tone, joint flexibility, bone density and improves circulation..." [read more]
- Caregiving and Depression
Reprinted from the Family Caregiver Alliance website (www.info@caregiver.org)
- "Sadness, loneliness or anger may be a warning sign of depressions. It is not unusual for caregivers to develop mild or more serious depression as a result of the constant demands they face in providing care..." [read more]
- Keys to the Mind
Reprinted from The Almanac, June 11, 2002
- "...In an art therapy group, he painted a tropical fish. When his wife came in, he simply looked up and smiled. She cried when she saw his painting. "He had collected tropical fish," said Angel Duncan..." [read more]
- Secrets to Caring For a Loved One With Dementia
Interview from Bottom Line/Health, date unknown)
- "...Charles Koenig, a 44-year-old advertising executive, showed the signed of early-onset dementia. Until he died four years later, Koenig was cared for at home by his wife..." [read more]
- Understanding Alzheimer's
Book review: Sourcebook an aid to caregivers, professionals
- "Without support and guidance, families confronted with AD shoulder an overwhelming burden. A book by Howard Greutzner, "Alzheimer's: A Caregivers Guide and Sourcebook, Third Edition" supports caregivers through the realities of caring for loved ones struggling with the disease..." [read more]
- You Can Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Majid Fotuhi, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
- "The scientists who research Alzheimer's disease (AD) have yet to discover what causes the formation of abnormal protein structures (called plaques and tangles) that destroy brain cells...." [read more]
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