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When Is It Time to Consider Moving a Family Member with Memory Impairment?
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Very few people in the early stages of memory loss (generically called dementia) will recognize their need for assistance with personal care and other activities. Most people with memory impairment will ...
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Using a Professional Care Manager
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... care manager. Michelle is a single divorced mother with two teenage children. Her mother, Martha, has a stroke which apparently causes some memory loss as well as some disability in being able to fend ...
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Geriatric Medical Assessments
(General/ElderCare Articles)
... If the elder has dementia (memory loss, confusion, disorientation), the assessment may include: * A psychiatric evaluation to exclude psychiatric disorders. * An electroencephalogram (EEG). * A computerized ...
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Coping with Eldercare Issues
(General/ElderCare Advocates)
... forget to take medication regularly, which aggravates both physical and mental problems such as memory loss. It can become a downward spiral from which it is difficult to recover. Can she still live at ...