October 4, 2017

Caring for a family member with a neurological disorder such as dementia is vastly more expensive than caring for a senior who is dementia-free,...

October 1, 2017

May 14, 2017

1. “You’re cheating on me! I can’t believe you went off with that tramp!” Sometimes, it’s hard to know how to respond to someone...

May 1, 2017

July 2, 2016

Is your loved one ready for a baby doll? How about a stuffed animal? Stroking and looking after a “love object” is soothing to...

July 29, 2015

HOW MANY OF THESE HAVE YOU HEARD OF? National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has been a supporter of Parkinson’s Resource Organization almost from...

July 2, 2015

To date, there are no diagnostic tests for Parkinson’s disease (PD). The presence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) has impeded the development of non-invasive...

April 1, 2015

It wasn’t too long ago I finally took time out of my busy schedule to take a trip to my mom’s house. Phone calls...

December 31, 2013

Johns Hopkins Medicine 12/17/2013 ~ Most people with dementia who live at home have multiple unmet health and welfare needs, any number of which could jeopardize...

June 4, 2012

Over 70% of the American population will need some form of Nursing Home Care at some point during their life. The average Nursing Home stay...

January 16, 2012

We were not born knowing how to communicate with a person with dementia; however, we can learn. Improving communication skills will help make caregiving less...

January 10, 2012

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is an abnormal increase of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain’s ventricles, or cavities. It occurs if the normal flow...

April 29, 2011

For eleven years I pleaded with my elderly father to allow a caregiver to help him with my ailing mother, but after 55 years...