The innovative use of recorded messages from a family member to provide reorientation information to a critically ill patient receiving mechanical ventilation helped reduce the risk of developing ...
The innovative use of recorded messages from a family member to provide reorientation information to a critically ill patient ...
Addressing these gaps begins with recognizing SUD as a chronic condition that requires ongoing management within the scope of nursing facility services. Although not expected to deliver comprehensive ...
SINGAPORE: Caring for someone with dementia costs S$24,000 (US$18,490) per year after government subsidies, with nearly 9 in 10 caregivers polled believing that more can be done to support them, a new ...
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Taking my husband Ian to his weekly 'Singing for the Brain' session, run by our local Alzheimer’s Society, our assigned dementia adviser could tell straight away that something was wrong. Ian was ...
In the United States, significant numbers of adults with dementia require long-term care services. For example, around 750,000 people who live in nursing homes have a diagnosis of dementia. However, ...
In her late 60s, your mom goes to the hospital for a urinary tract infection. Within hours, she’s confused and agitated, insisting she’s at home and not in a hospital bed. Medical professionals call ...
About a month after her mother moved into an Elmhurst memory care facility, Gail Bekin bought her a doll, hoping it would relieve some agitation. “She never put it down,” Bekin said. Bekin recognized ...