More than five million people in the United States suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia. In fact, the Alzheimer’s Association estimates that it accounts for 60 to 80 percent of all dementia cases. The likelihood that…
Trying to choose the right type of care for an aging loved one can be difficult. Although 90% of seniors want to stay living in their own homes for as long as possible, there may eventually come a time when…
June is Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Health Month - a great time to increase awareness about the disease. Even though most everyone knows about Alzheimer’s disease not everyone understands it. We thought this would be a good time to tell…
Most of us tend to use the terms dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease interchangeably. If a person has any type of memory loss we are apt to say that they have Alzheimer’s. That isn’t always the case, and the confusion of…