Nov 25, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, Living with PD
Shared from dailycaring.com. Include seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia in holiday activities You want older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia to feel included in the holiday festivities. But you also don’t want them to get overstimulated or...
Nov 25, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from michaeljfox.org. Research shows that about 90 percent of people living with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. rely on Medicare — a federal health insurance program for people aged 65 or older or with certain disabilities — for their health care coverage....
Nov 25, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from dailycaring.com. Avoid common Medicare Open Enrollment Scams The annual Medicare Open Enrollment period from October 15th to December 7th gives scammers the perfect opportunity to prey on unsuspecting older adults and family caregivers. The confusion...
Nov 25, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from brainandlife.org. A special meal at a senior center demonstrates that food can offer moments of connection and memory for people with dementia. Jake Broder, an actor and a playwright, met Michael, a man in his seventies with dementia, at the Bayview...
Oct 7, 2024 | Caregiver Articles
Shared from apdaparkinson.org. Exploring Assisted Living Facilities can be a unsettling task and is often done in an emergency situation. It is important to investigate facilities while you are still feeling good so you are not making a rushed decision. View /...
Oct 4, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, Living with PD
Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com. Persecutory delusions can be one of the most challenging symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), both for people living with Parkinson’s and for their family members and caregivers. It’s something that many MyParkinsonsTeam members...
