Penny’s father was being discharged from the hospital after his latest fainting spell from low blood pressure. Having suffered from Parkinson’s for more than 20 years, he regressed during his…
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The State of Long-Term Care
…he developed Parkinson’s. At first, it wasn’t too bad, and he continued enjoying his hobbies with his wife. But as his condition worsened, his motor skills diminished, and he began…
Stanford Scientists Can Predict When A Loved One Will Die
Richard has had Parkinson’s for more than two decades. He has been hospitalized several times this past year, and each time, his ability to swallow and other motor skills have…
Boo! Our Top 10 Scariest Articles of 2020 (A Very Scary Year!)
…Parkinson’s Disease? Many of us who have studied COVID-19 or know someone who had it know that it can cause worrying neurological symptoms, such as a loss of smell and…
Is There Really a Drug That Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days?
…across the board, including Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, and Down Syndrome. These are some of the additional findings from the study: • Cognitive capacity loss isn’t necessarily…
How Certain Types of Dementia Can Unleash a Person’s Creativity
…artistic abilities.” Similar to Lee, Kevin Whitaker is a painter and a person who lives with LBD and Parkinson’s disease. He draws inspiration from George Orwell and Vincent Van Gogh…
What Are the 15 Factors Linked to a Higher Risk of Young-Onset Dementia?
…dementia, 3 percent Parkinson’s disease dementia, 2 percent dementia with Lewy bodies, and 2 percent primary progressive aphasia. Symptoms of dementia are similar no matter what age they start, though…
Can Caring for a Loved One Be Harmful?
I met with an adult child of a client earlier this week. When the family first came to me about a year ago, the wife had late-stage Parkinson’s and the…
Wine, Women, and Dementia Offers a Window into the Lives of Dementia Caregivers
…both physical and cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson’s, and brain injuries. It also offers forums for LGBTQ+ caregivers and young adult caregivers. According to the description, this group…
Is Caregiving Quietly Destroying Your Health?
…they have — Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, stroke, or something else. In reality, there is often a second, quieter crisis running alongside it: what caregiving is doing to your body and…
Medicaid Planning Ethics and Complexity
…other types of dementia; Parkinson’s disease; Huntington’s disease; ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy; severe osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, or spondyloarthritis; severe spinal stenosis; severe gout; and…
Putting Home Care in Perspective
…to receive care with their multiple sclerosis at home. We will be willing to bet that Mohammed Ali, who is severely disabled with Parkinson’s disease, will probably never see the…
Helping Your Older Parents Stay Happy and Healthy
…disease is the culprit, recognize that your parent may be experiencing an altogether different problem: a vitamin B12 deficiency, an underactive thyroid, Parkinson’s disease or depression, to name a few….
Important Medicare Change: Patients No Longer Need to Show Progress to Receive Nursing Coverage
Medicare coverage of short-term rehabilitation in a nursing home is about to undergo a major policy change, resulting in beneficiaries with chronic conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS…
Alzheimer’s Treatment: Non-Drug Therapies That Can Help
…implanted device is seen as a possible means of boosting memory and reversing cognitive decline, and has already been used in thousands of people with Parkinson’s. The surgery involves drilling…
Deciding How to Distribute Your Estate
…wife Sheila is a stay-at-home mom and they have two children. Theresa is the youngest of the three and is a caregiver for their father, Don, who has Parkinson’s and…
Five Myths about Long Term Care Planning
…can stem from a debilitating disease, such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s, or the decline of faculties, such as eyesight, hearing, balance or mobility, which comes naturally with aging. When it…
Sticker Shock: What Long-Term Care Costs
…use, dressing, eating and moving, could cost so much? Whether recovering from surgery or a stroke or suffering from a debilitating disease such as Parkinson’s, skilled help is costly and…
Important Medicare Change: Patients No Longer Need to Show Progress to Receive Nursing Coverage
Medicare coverage of short-term rehabilitation in a nursing home is about to undergo a major policy change, resulting in beneficiaries with chronic conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, ALS…
Gray Divorce is Never Required for Medicaid Asset Protection
Mark and Maura have been happily married for fifty-five years. Mark suffers from advanced Parkinson’s disease and now needs a nurse to attend to his needs for most of the…
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