The easy – and probably unhelpful – answer is: “Sure, it’s possible.” – said, of course, with suitable emphasis on the final word! After all, anything is supposed to be …
Medicaid & Private Assets: Look-Backs, Spend Downs & Tests
Introduction There are really only three (3) ways to pay for long-term care expenses and nursing costs. The first general way is with the proceeds from insurance policies. These might …
New Alzheimer’s ‘Blood Test’ Detects Amyloid Deposits
What Is the New Test? A news item crossed my radar screen a couple weeks ago. This actually goes all the way back to August 2019, and was published in …
Mandatory-Physician-Reporting States & Drivers’ Licensing
Within the United States and Canada there are laws that require a physician to report a patients with neurological or cognitive disorders to a licensing agency, as those patients may …
Warning Signs of an Unsafe Driver: Alzheimer’s Dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease is a progressive, neuro-degenerative illness that presents itself in stages. While there is some debate over the precise number of stages (for more on which, see my ARTICLE …
Custodial Vs. Skilled Care: What’s the Difference? Who Pays?
“Custodial care” is nonmedical help with the Activities of Daily Living (like bathing and eating). “Skilled care” is medical care, such as giving medications and shots, dressing wounds, drawing blood, …
Halloween Challenges, Dangers & Safety: Alzheimer’s Dementia
Halloween can be a fun time for young and old alike. For many, it’s their favorite time of the year. But, for the cognitively impaired, Halloween can present special challenges. …
12 Mental Exercises for Staving Off Alzheimer’s (POSSIBLY)
Alzheimer’s is a degenerative brain disease that causes diminution of cognitive abilities, including memory, perception, and reasoning. As of this writing, Alzheimer’s Disease afflicts between 5.5 and 5.8 million people …
Who’s in Danger of Getting Alzheimer’s? 13 Big Risk Factors
As I have noted elsewhere (see HERE), the cause (or causes) of Alzheimer’s Disease is unknown at present. However, according to researchers, there are certain conditions, properties, or states of …
12 Surprising Treatments for Alzheimer’s Dementia
12 Surprising Treatments for Alzheimer’s Dementia Introduction Straightforwardly, “treatments” are dietary or medical interventions that are tailored to address specific health deficits or pathologies. To state the obvious in plain …