“Majority of older adults with probable dementia are likely unaware they have it, study suggests,” ScienceDaily “An analysis of information gathered for an ongoing and federally sponsored study of aging and disability adds to evidence that a substantial majority of older adults with probable dementia in the United States have never been professionally diagnosed or are unaware they have been.” LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, Administrative Coordinator, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): Now, that is depressing. Majority of older adults with probable dementia are likely unaware they have it, study suggests #dementia #goldencareagent
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“A Growing Number of People Are Navigating Retirement Alone. This Woman Is Spearheading a Movement to Change That,” by Elizabeth O’Brien, Money “Carol Marak helped her aging parents for a total of six years, frequently driving the 125 miles between her home in Dallas and theirs in West, Texas, to shop, clean, cook and do other tasks for them. ‘I realized there are so many demands in giving care to an older person,’ says Marak, now 67. ‘I don’t have family to do that for me.’ So in February 2016, she started the Elder Orphans Facebook group, which has since
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“CDC: 14% of those 75+ have early symptom of Alzheimer’s,” by Lois A. Bowers, McKnight’s Senior Living Fourteen percent of adults aged 75 or more years have subjective cognitive decline [SCD], one of the earliest noticeable symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. … Additionally, the CDC found that 10% of those aged 65 to 74, 11% of those aged 55 to 64, and 10% of those aged 45 to 54 had SCD.” LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform): I’m dubious. Seems like a higher
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