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Helping Those with Memory Problems

In this part of the series, we discuss other products that can be helpful to track individuals who have memory problems and a history of losing their belongings.

Tracking Older Adults

In this part of the series, we focus on those who are still able to drive, but may may have signs that cause family members to want to keep an extra eye on them.

Dementia: Destroying the Aging Myth

Forget about their age for a moment. If younger persons had the same symptoms of dementia, we would use all of our resources to find the cause and fix it. Let us give our elders that same opportunity.

Dementia: Human Costs of Misdiagnosis

Currently, 1.6 million people reside in nursing homes and almost one million in assisted living facilities. The annual average costs of nursing home and assisted living beds are about $70,000 and $24,000 per year respectively.

Dementia: The Deadly Myth of Aging

The diagnosis of dementia is essentially a chronic death sentence. Our society sees this disorder as the beginning of the end for all older folks. However, dementia is significantly over-diagnosed.

Keeping your brain healthy

Healthy lifestyles will keep our brains active and energetic.

Top 10 – How to stay young!

Here are ten ways older adults and those getting older can try and remain young. These are easy ideas anyone can try.

Technology for Wanderers

This article will describe a number of technological advances that assist caregivers in providing the help our loved ones need when we cannot be around them all of the time.

Antidepressants – Common side effects

Antidepressants, like all medications, can have side effects which can be especially troubling for elder individuals.

Antidepressants – Choosing the right medication

No antidepressant can work under 100 percent of the time. Studies show that antidepressants produce successful outcomes in roughly 80% of the individuals who take them. More importantly, an antidepressant needs to be selected specifically based on the individual’s potential for complications.