Author Archives: kristy
Benefits of exercise for Various Part of the Body
Muscle, Bone, And Joint Benefits At least two significant advantages of exercise accrue to the musculoskeletal system. One is that with increased muscle endurance, muscle fatigue is reduced. Another is the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis. The latter is a … Continue reading
Ethical Considerations of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease
The story of a woman who was being examined in court for possible jury duty. She looked up at the judge and said, “I am sorry, your honor, I can’t serve on the jury. I don’t believe in capital punishment. … Continue reading
Optimal Living Environments for Alzheimer’s Patients
Several programs have been instituted since the 1950s to provide better housing and facilities for the elderly. However, many housing facilities have been designed and constructed with little knowledge of the biological characteristics of aging persons. Additionally, most policies and … Continue reading
Episodic Memory in Old Age
The common stereotype that memory gets worse in old age actually is true for episodic memory but is not true for semantic memory or priming. Literally hundreds of laboratory studies have documented age differences in episodic memory tasks (e.g., memory … Continue reading
Changes In Functional Behavior
The Functional Rating Scale Symptoms Of Dementia: This scale was developed by J. Thomas Hutton and his associates to measure changes in everyday behavior, such as eating and dressing, that appeared to be most noticeably affected by the disease. The … Continue reading
Multiple Memory Systems
When patients have memory complaints or when professionals discuss memory loss, it is often assumed that memory is a singular trait. In fact, however, there is increasing evidence for several types of memory. The distinction between different memory systems is … Continue reading
Proper Nutrition for Better Health
Like many Alzheimer patients, as Mr. Jones’s disease progressed, alter ations in nutrition were noticed, there was a significant weight loss. It became important to assess food likes and dislikes, to determine if he was able to feed himself, and … Continue reading
Implicit Memory – An Invulnerable System
Implicit memory appears to be the most basic memory system, and recent evidence suggests that it continues to function normally in old age, in amnesics, and perhaps in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Remember that some stimulus must be presented to … Continue reading
Legal Considerations of Alzheimer’s Patient
The author’s parents recently were in a restaurant in the small town in north Georgia where they live. As dessert came, two men approached his parent’s table. The elder of the two, always the Southern gentleman and ever gracious, complimented … Continue reading
Appearance And Location of Nurshing home
Structurally, a nursing home should look more like a home and less like a hospital. What effort is made to have familiar belongings in the patient’s new home? Are patients permitted to have special pieces of furniture and bed covers … Continue reading