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What Parkinson’s Patients Need to Know About Medicare Open Enrollment
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....
9 Medicare Open Enrollment Scams To Avoid
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...
Favorite Meals May Trigger Memories in People with Dementia
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...
How to Adjust to Life After Work
Shared from brainandlife.org. After a lifetime of working, staying home can be a major adjustment, says Kirk R. Daffner, MD, director of the Alzheimer Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Work keeps people physically and mentally active, which promotes...
EXPLORING ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES
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.more news...
The Parkinson’s Symptoms Nobody Talks About: Results From Our Survey
Shared from parkinsonsdisease.net. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurological disorder that affects a person’s ability to move. Most people associate PD with movement or motor symptoms like tremors, shaking, muscle stiffness, and poor balance. However, there is...
Resources Available in Mandarin and Chinese | 帕金森病 手册
Shared from apdaparkinson.org. 美国帕金森病协会 (APDA) 在这里为您提供必要的信息和资 源，以帮助您更好地应对帕金森病。如果您或您身边的人被 确诊为帕金森病，您可能会感到不知所措。本手册旨在通过 提供关于帕金森病的有用信息，包括常见症状、现有的治疗、 实用的护理建议以及目前关于帕金森病的研究，为广大患者 提供帮助。此外，本手册末尾还提供了可能会对您有所帮助 的资源。more news & info[dsm_blog_carousel...
4 Parkinson’s Advances: How Research Is Improving Treatment
Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com. In the past 10 years, researchers have discovered a lot of new information about Parkinson’s disease and found ways to significantly improve symptoms. However, many people with Parkinson’s still need additional treatment...
A Balancing Act – Freezing and Fall Prevention in Parkinson’s
Shared from parkinson.org.More than half of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) will experience a fall over the next year. While some falls might result in minor scrapes or bruises, others can be life-changing, impacting mobility and more. Keep reading for...
Essential Tremor vs Parkinson’s: What’s the Difference?
Shared from parkinsonsdisease.net. Tremor is one of the characteristic symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD), but it is also characteristic of essential tremor (ET), a neurological disorder that produces involuntary and rhythmic shaking. ET is approximately 8...