Choosing Alzheimer’s Care for Your Loved One
Choosing Alzheimer’s Care for Your Loved One (ARA) - Many people in the early stages of Alzheimer's live safely at home, even though they may need plenty of memory cues like lists and notes. Over time, though, Alzheimer's causes memory loss and thinking problems that could make living at home dangerous. For example, Alzheimer's patients who are in the mid- to late-stages of the disease have been known to leave appliances such as the stove or the coffee pot on, and wander to unsafe places such as a busy intersection or unfamiliar part of town. When this happens, Alzheimer's experts at Beverly Healthcare, a leading provider of eldercare services including Alzheimer's care, advise that families look for a nursing home with a program or unit designed specifically for people with Alzheimer's. "People in the mid-stages of Alzheimer's need 24-hour supervision and care. A setting like Alzheimer's Care at Beverly with specially designed programming provid...