Archive for the ‘Caregivers’ category
Senior Caregivers | The Stress Caring for a Seniors
by Grace Enderlein : Most Americans will be informal caregivers at some point during their lives. Each year more than 44 million Americans (21% of the adult population) provide unpaid care to an elderly or disabled person who are 18 years or older. This is significant! It represents 80 percent of all long-term care in [...]
Assisted Living Facility for Individuals with Alzheimer’s or other Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease affects approximately 26 million people worldwide. In the initial stages, the symptoms of this disease become apparent through loss of short term memory for recent events. It then develops into an inability to remember and perform the Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). As the disease progresses, the symptoms worsen and manifest in the [...]
