I read this article in the New York Times and found it very interesting.
Cara Buckley and James Estrin describe a unique care program at the Hebrew Home in Riverdale, N.Y., to address “sundowning,” the tendency of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia to be struck by sleeplessness, agitation and wandering at night:
While there are countless day care programs for the nation’s estimated 5.3 million Alzheimer’s patients, some experts believe that ElderServe at Night, which began a decade ago, is the only one of its kind in the country.
While there are countless day care programs for the nation’s estimated 5.3 million Alzheimer’s patients, some experts believe that ElderServe at Night, which began a decade ago, is the only one of its kind in the country.
Participants are fetched from their homes by vans and spend 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. painting, potting plants, dancing and talking — or, for those immobilized by their disease, relaxing amid music, massage and twinkling lights. The patients rest as they need, for a few minutes or a few hours, and return home the next morning fed, showered and, usually, tuckered out.
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2 comments:
Thank you for sharing this. This is a great idea and it is good to know that there are programs like this available. Wouldn't it be nice if it became available to everyone who needed it?
Krista! How are you? That article was very interesting! That particular service is a Godsend tho those who need it!
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Donna Marie
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