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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
