Genetic testing opens can of worms for Alzheimer’s patients
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 25, 2015
Healthcare professionals tend to have a belief in facts, and as a corollary believe in conventional wisdom that knowledge is power. Of course, what people SAY they want to know and how they actually act...
Infections connected to Alzheimer’s disease
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 27, 2016
Alzheimer’s disease and a long-term care magazine is analogous to nursing home administrators and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: No matter what you do, you’re not breaking them...
Something to hand everyone who admits a loved one to your nursing home
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 05, 2013
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a family that just didn’t “get it” when dealing with the staff at your nursing home or long-term care facility. OK, everybody put their hand down...
‘The Best Days’ — a best read
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 02, 2014
Where to start when discussing Jean Rene Champion’s engrossing memoir is a difficult question, rivaled only by the struggle of where to stop. His self-published “The Best Days of My Life: Memories...