It will take the collective efforts of public and private sector organizations, community groups, and citizens of all ages to work towards bending the growth curve in dementia diagnoses.
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Proactively reduce the risks of dementia
How are seniors being helped to reduce the risks of dementia ?
Dementia Risk Management & Prevention
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. here are 12 potentially modifiable risk factors. If all of these risk factors could be modified, up to 40% of cases of dementia could be delayed or prevented.
Caring for Work-from-home Caregivers
Aging baby-boomers are creating another boom. As baby boomers get older, they will be the ones diagnosed with dementia, creating a dementia boom that will present major challenges for their working caregiver children, the health care system, workplaces and the economy. Parking parents with dementia in nursing homes isn’t going to be the easiest option in an already overburdened health care system with limited capacity in long-term care residences.
Employers should prioritize caregiving in employee benefits plans and corporate social responsibility programs.
Dementia care…the downside of working from home
Caregivers of persons with dementia are more likely to be frequently absent from work. As the burden of care increases with the progression of the disease, caregivers may be forced to take disability leave, require medical care, and endure further financial hardship. The adverse effects of dementia impact caregivers, the health care system, the economy, and workplaces are also adversely impacted.
We must act now to implement dementia prevention strategies.
theBIGpicture Camille 