Join Mark Hager as he interviews Tavis Schreefer the co-founder of teleCalm, a revolutionary new product for people with Alzheimer’s (or dementia) & their families.
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia : A 12 Minute View
Alzheimer’s and dementia affect millions of people across the globe. Watch this video to learn a little of what it is like to suffer from these conditions.
Does Ongoing Education Reduce Chances of Dementia?
The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease will increase 40 percent in the next 12 years, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. That’s a pretty scary statistic, especially for Baby Boomers looking forward to retirement. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death, and one in three seniors die with either Alzheimer’s or another form […]
Physical Therapy for Elderly Patients
Elderly physical therapy patients may seem similar to each other, since most of our bodies age in similar ways. For example, some medical professionals believe that almost all of us will have arthritis in our spines by age 65. However, everyone’s body, regardless of whether they are from Philadelphia or Milan, are unique and our […]
Marital Status May Determine Risk of Alzheimer’s
Sound crazy? Incredibly, it may not be so far fetched. At least, not according to research conducted by a group at the KI Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm, Sweden. As reported in a AARP Bulletin, the results of their study over a 21 year period indicates that men and women […]
The Saddest Day
Bill was eyeing himself in the mirror as I began my morning routine. He always was an early riser; much more so than me. It was Saturday and I was scheduled to work with a group of volunteers at a local shelter for the better part of the day. Bill, as usual, would stick around […]