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Tag Archives for: "dementia"
 Have you heard of Music and Memory?
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By AlixaRx
In Blogs
Posted December 9, 2015

Have you heard of Music and Memory?

Dan Cohen founded a non-profit organization called Music and Memory℠ in 2010 after seeing the benefit music afforded nursing home residents throughout New York.  A recent documentary entitled [...]

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 How Skilled Human Touch Can Transform Person-Centered Dementia Care
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By AlixaRx
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Posted June 16, 2015

How Skilled Human Touch Can Transform Person-Centered Dementia Care

All care-providers of older adults are challenged with adopting person-centered dementia care practices and reducing the use of antipsychotic medications. To this end, providers must integrate [...]

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 Dementia Part III: Prescription Options to Manage Symptoms
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By AlixaRx
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Posted May 7, 2014

Dementia Part III: Prescription Options to Manage Symptoms

Drug therapy to treat Alzheimer’s Dementia should be considered a last resort and not a permanent solution. Medication only should be considered if there is an immediate threat to the patient or [...]

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 Dementia Part II: Non-Prescription Symptom Management
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By AlixaRx
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Posted May 2, 2014

Dementia Part II: Non-Prescription Symptom Management

When considering a treatment plan for Alzheimer’s Dementia, there are several ways to manage symptoms without rushing to medication. Because some common side effects of many Alzheimer’s [...]

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 Dementia Part I: Risk Factors and Common Symptoms
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By AlixaRx
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Posted April 30, 2014

Dementia Part I: Risk Factors and Common Symptoms

As dementia progresses, most patients will develop behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. These symptoms may be short-lived, intermittent or persistent. Psychotic symptoms are the [...]

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 Management of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
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By AlixaRx
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Posted February 15, 2014

Management of the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

As their dementia progresses, most patients will develop BPSD.  These symptoms may be short-lived, intermittent or persistent.  Psychotic symptoms are the most disturbing for the patient and [...]

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  • From the Front Lines | April 2018 | Behind the Scenes of Long-term Care

    From the Front Lines  Appropriate Medication Use in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care From the Front Lines is a monthly publication of AlixaRx Pharmacy that shares best practices and medication-related challenges faced by “front line” staff in long-term care and post-acute (LTCPAC) facilities.  Members of the interdisciplinary team are encouraged to submit articles about actual issues addressed each day in their living centers and especially how they were able to address these issues as a team.  Our goal is to learn from each other so that we may better serve the patients in our care.   In this month’s issue of From the Front Lines, AlixaRx Clinical Pharmacists address the issues of Opioid use in Older Adults and the CMS Mega Rule Phase 2 Updates.>>> From the Front Lines – April 2018<<<

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  • From the Front Lines | September 2016 | Behind the Scenes of Long-term Care

    From the Front Lines  Appropriate Medication Use in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care From the Front Lines is a monthly publication of AlixaRx Pharmacy that shares best practices and medication-related challenges faced by “front line” staff in long-term care and post-acute (LTCPAC) facilities.  Members of the interdisciplinary team are encouraged to submit articles about actual issues addressed each day in their living centers and especially how they were able to address these issues as a team.  Our goal is to learn from each other so that we may better serve the patients in our care.   In this month’s issue of From the Front Lines, AlixaRx Clinical Pharmacists address the use of antipsychotics, medication name confusion, a new oral anticoagulant, and the re-dispense function.>>> From the Front Lines – September 2016 <<<

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  • From the Front Lines | August 2016 | Behind the Scenes of Long-term Care

    From the Front Lines  Appropriate Medication Use in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care From the Front Lines is a monthly publication of AlixaRx Pharmacy that shares best practices and medication-related challenges faced by “front line” staff in long-term care and post-acute (LTCPAC) facilities.  Members of the interdisciplinary team are encouraged to submit articles about actual issues addressed each day in their living centers and especially how they were able to address these issues as a team.  Our goal is to learn from each other so that we may better serve the patients in our care. In this month’s issue of From the Front Lines, AlixaRx Clinical Pharmacists address the race to develop a Zika vaccine, use of psychopharmacological medications for behavior control, an FDA warning for Loperamide use, and new oral anticoagulants.>>> From the Front Lines – August 2016 <<<

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  • From the Front Lines | July 2016 | Behind the Scenes of Long-term Care

    From the Front Lines  Appropriate Medication Use in Post-Acute and LTC From the Front Lines is a monthly publication of AlixaRx Pharmacy that shares best practices and medication-related challenges faced by “front line” staff in long-term care and post-acute (LTCPAC) facilities.  Members of the interdisciplinary team are encouraged to submit articles about actual issues addressed each day in their living centers and especially how they were able to address these issues as a team.  Our goal is to learn from each other so that we may better serve the patients in our care.   In this month’s issue of From the Front Lines, AlixaRx Clinical Pharmacists address duragestic safety, lipid lowering agents, new high quality measures on Nursing Home Compare, and new oral anticoagulants.>>> From the Front Lines – July 2016 <<<

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