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Alzheimer Specialists Take Note of Sleep Changes
Alzheimer Specialists Take Note Of Sleep ChangesWhen to take notice of common sleep changes in Wellington alzheimer’s patients People with Alzheimer’s often have problems with sleeping...
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How to Respond When Someone with Alzheimer’s Says “I Want to Go Home”
How to Respond When Someone with Alzheimer’s Says “I Want to Go Home” Holiday visits can be difficult for families with loved one with Alzheimer’s Here are 3...
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6 Reasons To Consider In-Home Care this Holiday Season
Why In Home Care Makes the Holiday’s Safer for Seniors in Florida6 Reasons To Consider In-Home Care this Holiday Season:1) Safety.If your loved one should fall, have a seizure or experience...
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November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month!
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month! The month of November is known as Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. President Ronald Reagan made that designation in 1983 and it is something...
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Alzheimer’s Research Being Conducted in Florida
BrightStar Care of Wellington / Palm Beach Supports Alzheimer’s Research and The Longest Day Inside Florida’s largest retirement community, researchers using new brain...
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4 strategies when individuals with dementia refuse medication
By Sharon Roth Maguire, MS, RN, GNP-BC Chief Clinical Quality Officer, BrightStar Care People with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia may take multiple medications. And because the risk of...
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Making the Holidays Safe and Special for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s
November was Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, and much was talked about. BrightStar Care’s very own dementia care expert and Chief Clinical Quality Officer Sharon Roth Maguire, MS, RN, GNP-BC, and care...
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How Families with Alzheimer’s Celebrate the Holidays
For families with Alzheimer’s, celebrating the holidays can require a little extra effort. You want to involve your loved one living with dementia in holiday events, but you want to do it in a way...
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Memories & Connections Campaign for Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
As part of National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, BrightStar Care is sharing stories, with permission, that showcase real, personal stories of connections between clients, family care partners, and...
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What Is Alzheimer’s? Five Frequently Asked Questions (Part 2)
Alzheimer’s disease affects more than 47 million people worldwide, and that number continues to grow. Experts estimate 76 million people will suffer from the degenerative cognitive disease by 2030...