I've done my share of Long Term Care and Alzheimer's as well as Parkinson's patients can be very difficult to deal with.
From something as simple as AM care and ADLs, the nursing assistants, nurses and other residents can be put at a very real risk of assault.
Here are some resources you may find helpful:
Alzheimer's Association:"The Alzheimer's Association is your source for information, support and assistance on issues related to Alzheimer's disease.
The Alzheimer's Association National Headquarters, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, IL 60611-1676
Call us at (800) 272-3900
http://www.alz.org/
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Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center:"The ADEAR Center is a service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA). The NIA is one of the National Institutes of Health under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services."
http://www.alzheimers.org/
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Alzheimer's Society - about dementia...
The Alzheimer's Society is the leading UK care and research charity for people with dementia, their families and carers. This site is frequently updated with leading information appropriate to the Soc...
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk
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Alzheimer's Disease Research, American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF):"Alzheimer's disease is a progressive, irreversible brain disorder with no known cause or cure. It attacks and slowly steals the minds of its victims. Symptoms of the disease include memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, personality changes, disorientation, and loss of language skills. Always fatal, Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of irreversible dementia. Approximately 100,000 victims die and 360,000 new cases of Alzheimer's disease are diagnosed each year. It is estimated that by 2050, 14 million Americans will have this disease. America is not alone in dealing with this terrible affliction. In every nation where life expectancy has increased, so has the incidence of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is becoming tragically common. It is estimated that by 2020, 30 million people will be affected by this devastating disorder worldwide and by 2050, the number could increase to 45 million."
American Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, Maryland 20871
1-800-437-2423, (301) 948-3244, Fax: (301) 258-9454
ghandiboe@ahaf.org
http://www.ahaf.org/index.html
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Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursing.com