Posts Tagged ‘caregiving’
Transportation: A Key Component of Respite Care for Family Caregivers
Comments OffNearly 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive brain disease that affects memory, thinking and behavior. As Alzheimer’s progresses, caregiving demands increase significantly. Over time, the abilities of the person living with Alzheimer’s will change, and functioning independently and driving becomes more difficult. Ultimately, caregivers will have to take on greater responsibility, resulting in the complete support of basic activities of daily living like bathing, dressing and eating.
Adult Changing Stations Become a Common Amenity in Several States
Comments OffBACKGROUND The United States has had a long history of connecting people to various parts of the country through a network of highways, roads and bridges. Modes of travel have certainly evolved over the years, and with the development of the automobile it expanded the idea of constant movement around our cities and towns, road…