Details on special lights to improve dementia care: A fish tale
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 17, 2014
In the last week, quite a few McKnight’s readers have asked me for more details about special lights that improve dementia symptoms, prompting me to dig deeper into this story. I’ve learned...
Music that soothes the soul, enhanced by sorbet
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 08, 2014
It’s likely most of us listen to the radio on our commute to work, with a mix of announcers blathering, the latest pop music, or public radio if we have the mental energy to focus on what smart people...
End-of-life decisions may cause confusion, anger
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 03, 2014
When I lived in Baltimore, a stray, mangy cat adopted us. I am not trying to equate my cat with someone’s parent, but I was reminded of Minou’s last days when reading the dissertation of Mariette...
Depression, Dementia or Delirium: Which “D” is it?
By
Cheryl Swann
Nov 13, 2013
Mr. Andrews was listless this morning, staring at his food as if he didn’t know what to do with it. Normally he eats a big breakfast and jokes with the staff about his ability to eat a lot and not...
This lab happily has it right
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 13, 2013
Of all the clever and eye-opening things encountered at the recent LeadingAge annual conference in Dallas, a particularly dear one was unfortunately tucked off to the side. Relatively few might have seen...
The HERO project for Alzheimer’s
By
Deborah Shouse
Oct 31, 2013
As my mother drifted deeper into dementia, her friends started drifting away from her. Her grandchildren felt awkward around her and I sometimes didn’t know how to interact with her.
Fumbling in the dark — my Virtual Dementia Tour
By
Gary Tetz
Oct 09, 2013
It seemed like a low-tech gimmick, but I signed up anyway to take the Virtual Dementia Tour. I had seen it promoted at the opening session of the American Health Care Association convention this week in...
Getting to the root of a dental care epidemic
By
John O'Connor
Aug 09, 2013
A friend who is a dentist used to regularly see residents at a nearby facility. There, he would examine patients and make arrangements for them to visit his dental office when necessary. But he stopped...
Dementia memoir pulls the reader in
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 23, 2013
There’s a secret about attending conferences like the recent American Library Association: Occasionally you may be gifted with advance reader copies of publications.
The Boston Marathon explosions: Turn off the dayroom TV
By
Eleanor Feldman Barbera, Ph.D.
Apr 16, 2013
I was hoping not to have occasion to write another column about tragedy so soon, but the terrible events at the Boston Marathon on Monday compel me to focus on the amount of information we provide to residents...