Dementia Articles page 2

Bellingham Herald - A Parkinson’s patient with dementia had broken her hip, and though she was often confused during her stay, she always remembered the dog’s name. “As soon as she saw that dog she could move, she could talk,” Peters says. “What better reason ...

Observer - ... husband, Paul, has joined other relatives to campaign against the closure of Marble Lodge in south-west London. It is a 12-year-old purpose-built unit in St John's Hospital, Twickenham, that specialises in the care of older people with dementia who ...

This is Malvern - A NEW dementia unit has been opened in Malvern to offer respite for carers and sufferers. The six-bed site at the Howbury House Home for Older people provides day care for people needing specialist dementia care. It has been designed and launched by ...

Times Online - LONDON Sir Cliff Richard’s mother has died at the age of 87 after suffering Alzheimer’s disease. Dorothy Webb developed dementia in her early seventies. Last year Sir Cliff, 67, spoke of his pain at watching the disease ravage his mother. “She ...

Leading the Charge - After my mom died of cancer, my father, who had dementia, lived alone in his home for five years. I replaced the gas range with an electric range so there would be no flames to contend with. I had a hospital volunteer service call him every day ...

Kingston Guardian - Ambitious plans are afoot to improve care for the increasing number of people in Sutton living with dementia, including a brand new "one stop shop" care centre in Wallington. The new centre for excellence for dementia care - of which there are three ...

Daily Progress - Spangler’s mother, Pearl Powell, suffers from dementia and is a resident at The Laurels of Charlot-tesville, a retirement home on Pepsi Place, according to testimony. At about 6 p.m. on Aug. 28, Laurels nurse Patricia Ramos was down the hall from ...

Cape Cod Times - Behavior and Dementia," talk by Dr. Muhammed K. Absar, behavioral neurologist and neuropsychiatrist at Tufts University Medical School and Harvard Medical School. Sponsored by Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and Living Center and Alzheimer's Services of ...

Egypt Today - New buildings will pop up here and there, the city’s hottest hangouts will change their names once more and mass dementia will switch from one thing to another, but people’s attitudes, the life (or lack thereof) that makes a country what it is ...

Orlando Sentinel - The 77-year-old is reportedly battling dementia, though the Yankees say all's well and The Boss is still watching over things. Whatever the case, the old George would have fired and re-hired Torre twice in the past week. He was the king of an almost ...