Navigating Memory Loss: Warning Signs, Diagnosis, and Relationship Transitions
Recognizing changes in memory and thinking is an important first step. What do you do after that?Learn more about how to navigate a dementia diagnosis with your doctor and your partner. Our special guests include: Navigating a Dementia Diagnosis: Corrine Self, MD, ElderHealth Dementia and Marital Transitions: R. Amanda Cooper, MA, University of Arizona May […]
Love Wins: A Study on Caregiving For a Spouse With Dementia
Guest Author R. Amanda Cooper M.A., Doctoral Candidate, University of Arizona Through my research at the University of Arizona, I have talked to many individuals who are caregivers to a family member who is living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. I find these caregivers inspiring. Despite the incredible challenges that come along […]
ElderHealth Panel Discussion: Putting Supports in Place
Join the ElderHealth experts for this panel discussion: Putting Supports in Place Thursday, March 30, 2023. Preparing for the unexpected, anticipating change and making plans before a crisis is beneficial for the patient and the family. ElderHealth helps support patients during transitions and changes to plans. Receive valuable insights and answers to questions on this […]
Six Strategies To Help Dementia Patients Maintain A Healthy Weight
Weight loss is a common problem among people with neurocognitive disorders like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. In earlier stages, likely causes are reduced appetite and forgetting to cook/eat. Later on, difficulty swallowing and reduced recognition of food can play a role. Weight loss can also be caused by medication side effects. Less commonly, weight loss […]
Navigating Memory Loss Part 1 of 3: Dementia Warning Signs, Diagnosis, & Relationship Transitions
Join Dr. Self and Amanda Cooper to discuss how to navigate a new dementia diagnosis in our current healthcare climate. This three-hour interactive talk will review several key factors of how to get an evaluation started, what an evaluation looks like and where you go from there. Learn how to start the conversation with a primary care physician […]
Thriving Through the Holidays: Tips for Caregivers
What comes to mind when you hear the question, “So, what are you doing for the holidays?” The holiday season offers an opportunity to celebrate and gather, whether cooking and sharing meals with loved ones, participating in faith-based services, volunteering for local community organizations, or exchanging gifts. Yet for those who identify as caregivers to […]
How to support your elderly parents with cognitive decline that live at home alone
Americans are fiercely independent. Some seniors decide to move into a senior living community, especially after their spouse passes; and many do not. Some live with only a spouse or partner, while others will seek out relatives or companions. In the U.S., 27% of adults over 60 years old live alone. We often get phone calls from […]
Art Through The Ages, a Dementia-Friendly Event
The Tucson Museum of Art and Dementia Friendly Tucson have partnered to host an exciting event from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm on Sunday, October 23, 2022. With a focus on people living with dementia, this event will display beautiful art from local community artists in a dementia-friendly setting, including free admission to the Tucson […]
Music And Art Therapy: Stories of Cognitive Disorder Breakthroughs
Excerpts from the Heart At Home newsletter from ElderHealth How Music And Art Can Help Memory Care And Aging in Place We knew we had to go beyond the limited Western medicine toolbox. For instance, if antidepressants are not working, maybe supportive counseling, pet, music, or art therapy could help. We have developed a firsthand […]
Reader Connections: Lessons Learned
Written by David Luery, ElderHealth Member In March 2020, my wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s by a neurology practice here in Tucson. Like most neurology practices, they were not equipped with the support services that can be so helpful for both patients and family caregivers. At the outset of my wife’s disease, she and I […]