A Personal Guide to Living with Progressive Memory Loss

Memory loss can create problems in every aspect of a person's life. The challenge of communicating thoughts and feelings can be made even harder by other people's negative perceptions of dementia.

This book provides practical guidance for coping with progressive memory loss, and includes examples of real people who have faced similar challenges. These stories highlight both good and bad ways to deal with the problems that arise, and are also useful for describing the experiences of memory loss to friends and family. The authors suggest ways of maintaining physical and mental health by staying active and engaged in society. They also offer techniques for improving communication, preserving self-esteem and overcoming the stigma associated with memory loss.

A Personal Guide to Living with Progressive Memory Loss offers inspiration and advice for anyone in the early stages of dementia. It also provides useful insight for family and friends who wish to offer support for a loved one affected by progressive memory loss.


Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-863-4. Published by Jessica Kingsley, 2007.

NIH Senior Heath: Parkinson's Disease

This information resource on Parkinson's Disease is produced and made available on the Web by NIH Senior Health. The resource considers the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and available treatment for Parkinson's Disease. Resources available include quizzes after each section, FAQs, and links to other resources included in the MedlinePlus service. This resource was last reviewed in September 2008.


http://nihseniorhealth.gov/parkinsonsdisease/toc.html

End of Life Care in Nursing Homes: 2004 National Nursing Home Survey

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this document reports on end of life care for residents in nursing homes.

Data are from the resident component of the 2004 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS), 2004.

NNHS is a nationally representative, cross-sectional probability sample survey of all current residents in nursing homes in the United States with three or more beds and either certified by Medicare or Medicaid or licensed by the state. All information is derived from interviews with nursing home staff.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr009.pdf

A First Look at Americans and the Mortgage Crisis

Homeowners age 50 and over have been significantly affected by the mortgage crisis, according to this first-ever analysis of data on the mortgage crisis by age. More than 684,000 homeowners age 50 and over were delinquent, were in foreclosure, or lost their homes during the six months ending December 2007. Older African Americans and Hispanics had higher foreclosure rates than whites of all ages. The study also finds that older Americans appear particularly vulnerable to home price declines and to subprime loans. This Insight on the Issues, by Alison Shelton of AARP's Public Policy Institute, points out that losing a home is a loss from which many older Americans may not be able to recover. (6 pages)

http://www.aarp.org/research/credit-debt/mortgages/i9_mortgage.html