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Alzheimer's Care Homes - An Introduction By Alex Jensen |
| Thursday, March 5, 2009 |
The golden years of life are supposed to be some of the best. Unfortunately, our body starts to show signs of a long life, and dementia and is becoming a more common problem. In this article, we look at what is, and housing options for these people.
Alzheimer's disease is a form of dementia. In reality there are many types of dementia and the elderly often suffer from Parkinson's disease and vascular dementia as well. Nevertheless, Alzheimer's disease is the most prominent. Approximately 26 million people suffer worldwide. This is believed to be a serious underestimate, because in many countries, medical care is not sufficiently familiar with the medical condition diagnosed correctly. Nevertheless, it is a serious problem and is expected to further in the future, such as increasing the lifespan.
What is Alzheimer's? The brain is composed of approximately 100 billion nerve cells. Each nerve makes a small part of a general function. With Alzheimer's disease, the individual cells slows and then stops working altogether. As this process takes place throughout the brain, a person begins to have mental deficits. Can display a wide range of emotions, memory loss, lack of motivation and so on. The disease progresses over time to the point of becoming the person catatonic and finally die. There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease and is not expected in the near future.
A person with Alzheimer's disease slowly lose the ability to care for themselves. When this happens, pass the burden of others - often family members. The burden is rapidly becoming a full time job. Seeing a family member is bad enough mental fade, but the physical burden of cleaning, dressing, feeding and watching is generally too much for even the most patient of people. This is where Alzheimer homes come into play
Senior housing is more and more territory. The basic idea is to design a community that has the unique aspects of the higher goal of life. With the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, the patient faces a number of tasks and issues different from other seniors. As a result, Alzheimer's care homes and communities are designed to take into account these factors. Full-time tracking of people is standard. The design of the facility, even taking into account the fact that many patients at random to stand up and lost. To counter this, the communities tend to be single story to eliminate problems with the stairs. They also tend to have each design is circular design for a person to consciously walk away eventually return to that point began. Sounds strange, but these details make a big difference in the quality of life of a person with Alzheimer's disease.
If you have a family member diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, understanding the options for their care is critical to creating a plan to address the situation. There are many free services that will help you to harness the resources available.
Alex Jensen is with http://www.careplacement.com - a placement service for seniors and their families with free information on Alzheimer's housing options in Southern California. |
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