Alzheimer's, Dementia Hospital Wristband Education Project Observer News LeBlanc is a national speaker on dementia care. He also founded the Alzheimer's/Dementia Hospital Wristband Project and is co-founder of Dementia Mentors, a program supporting mentoring, motivation and social engagement for those living with dementia. |
Month: September 2014
Dementia patients ‘face unfair care tax’ – BBC News
BBC News | Dementia patients 'face unfair care tax' BBC News Dementia patients in the UK face a "care tax" because they are left to sort out much of the care they need themselves, experts say. The Alzheimer's Society found that on average, the equivalent of £32,242 a year was spent on care per patient. But the ... |
The £200000-a-year ‘care tax’ paid by families of dementia sufferers – Daily Mail
Daily Mail | The £200000-a-year 'care tax' paid by families of dementia sufferers Daily Mail It is now estimated that of the £26billion a year cost of dementia to the UK, patients and their families are picking up two-thirds of the amount – about £17.4billion. The London School of Economics was commissioned by the Alzheimer's Society to ... Alzheimer's now costs the UK £26bn every year – charity Alzheimer's Society calls for action as scale and cost of dementia soars Alzheimer's Society calls on Welsh Government to provide more support for ... |
Drugs used for anxiety, sleep are linked to Alzheimer’s disease in older people – Los Angeles Times
American Live Wire | Drugs used for anxiety, sleep are linked to Alzheimer's disease in older people Los Angeles Times But the current study sought to disentangle benzodiazepines' use in treating early dementia symptoms, probing instead the possibility that heavy use of the medications may permit, cause or hasten the onset of Alzheimer's dementia. The study compared ... Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer's Sleepwalking to dementia Alzheimer's Linked to Sleeping Pills and Anti-Anxiety Drugs |
Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer’s – American Live Wire
American Live Wire | Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer's American Live Wire Long-term use of pills for anxiety and insomnia may be linked to dementia and Alzheimer's, research suggests. A study of older Canadian adults found that past benzodiazepine use for three months or more was linked to an increased risk (up to 51%) of ... |
5 things researchers learned about Alzheimer’s this year – Fox News
Fox News | 5 things researchers learned about Alzheimer's this year Fox News Alzheimer's disease, a condition characterized by the slow erosion of thinking and memory, is the nation's sixth-leading killer, and the No. 1 cause of dementia. Those touched by the disease know how devastating it can be, and they're not alone ... McGill professor to head national research program into dementia |
Alzheimer’s Society: dementia patients face ‘care tax’ – HealthInvestor
Alzheimer's Society: dementia patients face 'care tax' HealthInvestor British dementia patients must foot the bill for two thirds of their care on average, an Alzheimer's Society report has found. This means that out of £32,242 annually spent on care for a dementia patient just a third, or £10,784, is funded by the NHS ... |
Alzheimer’s now costs the UK £26bn every year – charity – RT
RT | Alzheimer's now costs the UK £26bn every year – charity RT The Alzheimer's Society claims this costs families the equivalent of £21,000 a year – amounting to what they're calling "a dementia tax.” The charity found that on average, the equivalent of £32,242 a year was spent on care per patient, but the NHS ... Alzheimer's Society calls for action as scale and cost of dementia soars The £200000-a-year 'care tax' paid by families of dementia sufferers Alzheimer's Society calls on Welsh Government to provide more support for ... |
Dementia patients hit with ‘care tax’, charity warns – Yahoo News
Yahoo News | Dementia patients hit with 'care tax', charity warns Yahoo News London (AFP) - The annual cost of dementia to the UK has soared to 26 billion pounds with patients, carers and families being forced to shoulder two-thirds of the cost themselves, a leading charity warned on Wednesday. The Alzheimer's Society has ... Popular Sedative Benzodiazepines 'Linked To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer's ... Benzodiazepine Drugs Linked To Dementia & Early Alzheimer's Alzheimer's linked with meds for anxiety and sleep |
Alzheimer’s Society: dementia patients face ‘care tax’ – HealthInvestor
Alzheimer's Society: dementia patients face 'care tax' HealthInvestor British dementia patients must foot the bill for two thirds of their care on average, an Alzheimer's Society report has found. This means that out of £32,242 annually spent on care for a dementia patient just a third, or £10,784, is funded by the NHS ... |