Recently, the Michigan State Senate proposed a cut to the MI Choice Medicaid Waiver program. The MI Choice program allows those with Alzheimer’s and dementia to stay in their homes while still getting the care they need. These cuts could…
You’re invited to join us for our 2nd Annual Sips on Solstice!
Featuring French wine and appetizers with special guest bartenders: Donna, Jules & Emily. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Cork Wine Pub 23810 Woodward Ave Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069 Cost: $50 Includes wine tasting and appetizers. Additional…
High Cost of Dementia Care Could Double by 2040
A recent study, released by the New England Journal of Medicine, warns that the cost of caring for elderly patients with dementia could more than double, as the baby boomer generation grows older. The study, led by the RAND Corporation…
Hospitalization Likely To Accelerate Alzheimer’s Decline
A new study finds that a stay in the hospital may not be beneficial to people with Alzheimer’s disease. The Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center followed nearly 800 people with mild Alzheimer’s disease, and about half of whom went to…
Care Innovations Summit held in Washington, DC
The very first Care Innovations Summit was held on January 26, 2012 and was attended by officials from the Obama administration and leaders in the health care field for the purpose of discussing ideas to lower health care costs and…
Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease on Family Care Givers
A new survey that was recently released by the National Family Care givers Association (NFCA) and Forest Laboratories, Inc. revealed what family care givers fear most. The first fear was their loved one’s general health and physical decline, and the second…
National Memory Screening Day
In observation of national Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is promoting early detection and intervention for those concerned about memory loss by sponsoring National Memory Screening Day on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. National Memory Screening…
National Commemorative Candle Lighting
In observation of national Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is continuing its efforts to educate the public about successful aging by sponsoring the National Commemorative Candle Lighting on Sunday, November 13, 2011. This is an…
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
On September 18, 2011, the New York Times printed an article about Ron Johnson, a former of University of Michigan and New York Giants standout football player and the fact that he has Alzheimer’s disease. Mr. Johnson, who is now…
Is It Really Dementia?
When the elderly begin to experience confusion, it is easy to attribute it to some form of dementia. However, there are a multitude of other possible causes for confusion in the elderly. Other possible causes could be a urinary tract…