dementia patients

A Toolkit for Promoting Positive Behavior in Dementia Patients

High Risk of Institutionalization About 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s Disease and 90% of those are abusive.  This is important because this situation puts these patients at higher risk for institutionalization, greater functional decline, and domestic abuse.  Up to this point, prescribing medication has been the preferred method for managing and controlling the Behavioral and…

drug free approach to dementia

Consider Non-Pharmacologic Approaches for Treating Symptoms of Dementia

Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) Many people think of dementia impacting cognitive impairment, like memory loss and attention, but dementia is not just memory loss.  However, there are behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) that occur in about 90 percent of dementia patients.  Moreover, these non-cognitive symptoms are equally important to the…