Coping with Dementia: One Family’s Story
Coping with Dementia: One Family’s Story By Mary Bates, MS, CT, Certified Dementia Practitioner Dementia is the sixth leading cause of death in the United…
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Advance Directives in Dementia Care by Mary Bates, MS, CT, CDP
Understanding Dementia April 16 is National Health Care Decisions Day, which highlights the importance of advanced health care planning, such as having a Living Will…
Get on the Brain Train by Mary Bates, MS, CMT
Understanding Dementia Currently, three out of five Americans will develop a brain disease in their lifetime. To live a long and fulfilling life, you need…
What Are Fiblets? by Mary Bates, MS, CT
The Morrison Communities which provides excellent dementia care for families in New Hampshire and Vermont uses an Alzheimer’s Association method called Habilitation Therapy — practical…
A New Approach to Dementia Care
The statistics are sobering. Currently, every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s Disease and one in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or…