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The whole concept of a hospice flirts with the idea that death normally lingers outside your door for a couple of weeks or months before breaking it down with a vengeance. Nobody said anything about it hanging around for years. The reality is that the type of patient who might end up in a hospice [...]

New Alzheimer’s disease research suggests gene therapy might reverse the disastrous damage done by Alzheimer’s disease. The cure for this bastard condition seems within reach. Whether it turns out to be merely a mirage or actually restores the mind to its rightful condition is up to the researchers. Let’s hope it works. There’s too damn [...]

The burden of the caregiver is relentless. Quite often the health of the caregiver deteriorates at the same or accelerated rate of the person they are trying to help. Adult day care centers are designed to provide activities for those suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The problem: caregivers think nobody can take care of [...]

Alzheimer’s disease just may turn out to replace the word cancer as the most feared diagnosis. Aside from people living longer, there must be some logical explanation for why the human mind is susceptible to this horrible condition. Someone recently declared, “I’d rather have a physical illness than a mental illness any day!” If that [...]

Some call it “aging in place,” some call it staying put, some just cuss and say, “ain’t no fricking way you’re gonna put me in one of those nursing homes or assisted living facilities!!” Baby Boomers are waking up to the crappy nature of places that isolate seniors in old age. Honestly, who the hell [...]

Senior citizens living in Albany, New York rejoice! There is an organization designed to cater to your needs as you grow older. Senior Services of Albany offers the following:
* Adult Day Care
* Caregiver Connection
* Community Dining
* ElderSource Line
* Enrichment Programs
* Meals on Wheels
* Shopping Assistance & Visits
* Transportation
* Volunteer Services
Senior Services of Albany
25 Delaware Ave
Albany, [...]

For every get rich scheme out there, there’s usually one that makes more common sense than another. So much so, in fact, that it just might get you to plunk down some of your cash in pursuit of the alchemist’s dream: turning cold hard cash into even more cold hard cash.
Mary Furlong has written [...]

The bad news: The Picker Institute Europe for the Patients’ Association recently concluded that a whopping two out of five patients in nursing homes were in constant pain. That’s a whole lot of suffering that sure seems like it could be alleviated by some good prescription drugs. But since the vast majority of people are [...]

Five million people currently have Alzheimer’s Disease, a form of dementia that mucks up the brain chemistry required to make the rest of your body work. This is the first article I’ve read that suggests this disease is in fact a disease and not some rite of passage that comes with growing older. Is this [...]

Susan Berg is the Activities Director at the Hunt Nursing Home in Danvers, Massachusetts. She’s been working around some of the 4.5 million people with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease and learned a few things that might help other caregivers. Photographs, it turns out, provide an excellent source of stimulating the memory of those with Alzheimer’s [...]

Casa de Santa Ana Brazil
Travessa Débora 107 – Cidade de Deus
Cep: 22773-060 - Jacarepaguá – Rio de Janeiro – Brasil
Telefone: + 55 (21) 3342-2027
E-mail: contato@casadesantaana.org.br
Globalization these days includes more than just manufactured products. In Brazil, Casa de Santa Ana aims to revolutionize the way senior citizens are taken care when they become incapacitated or infirm. [...]

A geriatric care manager is a health and human services professional, such as a gerontologist, nurse, social worker, or psychologist with a specialized focus on issues related to aging and elder care. Geriatric care managers work privately with older adults and their families to create a plan of care that meets the needs of [...]

ABC News did an old piece on an adult day care model that brings together seniors and children into the same space. The interaction between the two benefits both. Although it’s “old news” as far as the reporting goes, the concept is new to me and may be to you.
An estimated 44 percent of Americans [...]