Alzheimer’s: Tips for More Effective Communication

  Alzheimer’s Disease gradually impairs the person’s ability to communicate. People with dementia have more difficulty expressing thoughts and emotions, as well as more trouble understanding others. Here are some tips to help in communication and understanding: • Learn to create a ‘kind voice’ – speak slower and lower, smiling. • To orient the person…

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Understanding Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults

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Home Care in Huntington NY: Adults with atrial fibrillation usually have no idea they even have this condition. Other than an uncomfortable feeling of a rapid or irregular heartbeat, there are little to no symptoms that are easy to recognize.

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