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HOME STAIR LIFTS, PORTABLE AND CUSTOM MODULAR WHEELCHAIR RAMPS: Living Free Home, a division of Homecare America, is a leading provider of high quality accessibility solutions and products manufactured in the USA. We proudly serve customers throughout the tri-state area with our core commitment to 5 star service.

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Alzheimer's and Dementia: Global Resources

Alzheimer's and Dementia: Global Resources: Worldwide, at least 44 million people are living with dementia. To serve this global population, as well as their families and caregivers, the Alzheimer's Association has translated its most popular and unique online resources and tools.

Jean Dickinson

Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Alzheimer's Association, California Southland Chapter

It's time to celebrate. Our group is now 20,000 members strong. This includes many members from around the world. It's also indicative of the growing interest in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and the increasing number of people affected each day. The Alzheimer's Association has "gone global," too. Please take a moment to visit our new Web portal at http://www.alz.org/global/ It has information in many languages along with in-country resources. We encourage you to link to us!

Alzheimer's & Dementia: Global Resources

    Country-specific Alzheimer's statistics, research plans and local support services.

    Educational content covering risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

    An overview of the Alzheimer's Association role in funding critical dementia research.

    An interactive brain tour.

    A call to action for the global community to join the cause.



Content can be accessed by country or language.

5 Steps for Dealing with Anticipatory Grief - Visiting Nurse Service of New York

5 Steps for Dealing with Anticipatory Grief - Visiting Nurse Service of New York: It might be the hardest part of caregiving: Watching your loved one slip away step by terrible step, knowing you can’t stop the decline and grieving the loss of the person you once knew, long before they’re actually gone. Psychologists call this process anticipatory grief, and it’s very common among caregivers and family members of those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and other terminal illnesses.

“As a disease progresses, there is so much frustration and sadness associated with watching the person you once knew go away,” says Vince Corso, M.Div, LCSW, CT, Manager of Hospice Psychosocial Services, VNSNY. “It can be overwhelming.”

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They love to provide you with tools to help keep you informed on progress and resources for various conditions. See links below. These organizations do not endorse products.

Caregivers

http://www.caring.com



Dysphagia:

http://www.nfosd.com

http://www.Asha.org    

http://www.NIH.gov   

http://www.webmd.com    

http://www.alsa.org    

http://www.cancer.org  

http://www.cancer.org

http://www.ninds.nih.gov   

http://www.stroke.org

http://www.alz.org

http://www.swallowingdisorderfoundation.com

http://www.americandysphagianetwork.org

http://www.nmsss.org

http://www.parkinson.org





Gastrointestinal:

http://www.gastro.org/patient-center   

http://www.IFFGD.org

http://www.NIH.gov   

http://www.webmd.com



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Alzheimer's/Dementia Hospitalization Wristband Project

Alzheimer's/Dementia Hospitalization Wristband: The wristband project does several things:

Upon admission, patients with a prior diagnosis have a Purple Angel affixed to their standard issue hospital wristband for identification purposes.

Purple Angel is placed on their door so that anyone entering knows they should approach with the patient’s special needs in mind.

• Use of “sitters” will become standard practice, allowing families to take much needed breaks without worrying that their loved one will be left alone.



•      A dementia screening will be added to the admission process in hopes of identifying cognitive impairment even if there is no prior diagnosis.

The Purple Angel logo, originally developed in the UK and inspired by Norman McNamara, is quickly becoming an internationally accepted symbol for Dementia Awareness for all dementia related diseases. A big key to the success of this project, LeBlanc emphasizes, is that one standard symbol is used across all healthcare systems making it instantly recognizable.

Who Will Care For You When You’re Old? | Griswold Home Care

As more seniors turn to reverse mortgages, their adult children might well be puzzled or concerned about what will happen to that debt when one or both of their parents eventually dies. At that time, questions about how to pay off the loan will need to be resolved -- and relatively quickly.
rrower dies

If the borrower was married, the surviving spouse might be able to remain in the home even if he or she wasn't a co-borrower, according to Sarah Mancini, an attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization in Washington, D.C.

That's important, Mancini explains, because some borrowers remove a younger spouse from their home's title to secure a larger reverse mortgage, leaving that younger spouse vulnerable to eviction and foreclosure after the older spouse's death.

The rules that affect surviving non-borrower spouses are complicated, and surviving spouses and heirs may need to consult an attorney to interpret their rights and options if the spouse wants to continue occupying the property.

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Wandering and Elopement Resources | NCCDP Endorses Project Lifesaver

Wandering and Elopement Resources: Practitioner Definition



NCCDP Endorses Project Lifesaver



FEATURED LINKS



Elopement Resource Manual from Healthcare Association of New York

• Alert Systems for Missing Adults, CMS report for Congress 2009, Silver Alert Legislation, Golden Alert Legislation


• Alzheimer Dandyfunk for Caregivers - List many products Motion sensors and Tracking


• A Shoe for Wanderers - (with tracking device), October 14 2011 NY Times


• Best Practices for Preventing Elopement With Patients With Dementia in Hospitals - FREE VIDEO TO VIEW


• Breadcrumb - Wandering Solution


• DBS Productions - Alzheimer's Links


• dbs Productions - The Source of Search and Rescue Research, Publications and Training - Wandering Incident: Preparedness


• Dehydration Risk Assessment Tool


• Dementia Care Mapping


• Dementia Care Mapping Book


• Dewing Risk for Wandering Risk Assessment Tool


• Elopement Resource Manual


• Elopement Resource Manual from Healthcare Association of New York


• Elopement Risk Assessment Form


• EM Finders, Elopement Risk Assessment Form, Elopement Risk Assessment Decision Tree


• First Responder Training - Wandering and Elopement


• GPS Shoes


• Guide for the Use of Disguised Doors and other Preventive Exiting Strategies for People with Dementia


• Guidelines for Best Practice Elopement Prevention Assessments, policies and forms


• Keruve Family Direct Locator - GPS Watch and Receiver


• LifeProTekt


• Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist—1990R


• Mental State Exam (MMSE)


• Missing Resident Protocol and Risk Assessments Hazardous Wandering and Elopement Continuing Care Risk Management System


• Myth Busting: The Wandering Issue


• National Institute for Elopement Prevention and Resolution


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• New York State EDGE Program Electronic Dementia Guide for Excellence


• Patient Leaves Nursing Home Three Times in One Day


• Personal Alarms: Safety Device or Hazard


• Practical Approaches to Dementia Care


• Project Lifesaver International and Lo Jack  Safety Net Solution


• Revised Algase Wandering Scale (RAWS)


• RoamAlert - Stanley Healthcare Solutions


• Short Geriatric Depression Scale (SGDS)


• The Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory: Long Form with Expanded Descriptions of Behaviors


• The Florida Factor, dbs Productions, Wandering Characteristics


• The Windsor Star, Canada, Family sues long term care home over death, November 26th 2012


• US Department of Health and Human Services -Agency for Health Care Research and Quality -
  
  National Guideline Clearinghouse - Wandering Guidelines and Assessments


• Vigil Health Solutions - Nurse Call and Dementia Monitoring Technology


• Wandering Behavior


• Wandering Committee Guidelines


• Wandering Behavior: Preparing for It and Preventing It.


• Wandering Protocol

Project Lifesaver

Wandering and Elopement: Litigation Issues from  http://www.nccdp.org/wandering.htm

Marie Boltz, MSN, APRN-BC, NHA Director of Practice Initiatives
The John A Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing
NYU College of Nursing
Introduction          
One of the most challenging, life-threatening issues related to care of the person with cognitive loss is the occurrence of wandering, wherein the person strays into unsafe territories and may be harmed. The most dangerous form of wandering is elopement in which the confused person leaves an area and does not return. The risk of wandering has become a growing concern of families, long-term care facilities, regulators, and insurers

.1 In addition to civil liability, care providers can be fined by the state regulatory agency for failure to prevent elopement.

2 The effects upon the population served and the staff are no less dramatic.  The sense of security of those served and their families is severely shaken, and staff morale as well as the organization’s reputation is dealt a devastating blow. 

3 The aim of this chapter is to define wandering, elopement, and related issues, and to summarize the scope of the problems in terms of prevalence and effect. The types and causes of wandering and generally accepted approaches to care will be discussed. The regulatory and risk management considerations will also be presented. A hypothetical case will be presented. Finally, the role of an expert witness will be discussed.