by Dr Liz | Nov 21, 2015 | Caregivers
Many of you have heard of the iPod Music & Memory Project through the documentary Alive Inside about the amazing ways beloved music can positively affect folks with dementia. Music is proving to be extremely helpful in other areas of medicine as well. Can music...
by Dr Liz | Nov 12, 2015 | Legal Issues/Financial Abuse
Thank you to Bruce Ackermann of Ackermann Money Management for the following financial alert: The 2015 Medicare open enrollment period runs from October 15 to December 7. It’s the time when Medicare recipients can comparison shop and make changes to their plans. It’s...
by Dr Liz | Oct 10, 2015 | Resources/News
Listen to Dr. Landsverk during a 15 minute interview by Craig Roberts on KFAX Radio. He asked excellent questions, and Dr. Landsverk was able to discuss the many issues involved with elders, and especially those with dementia. Click this link to listen: ...
by Dr Liz | Aug 26, 2015 | Behaviors, Caregivers
Recently, there’s been a lot of news about a 78-year-old Iowa legislator who’s now standing trial for a third-degree felony, accused of having “inappropriate” sexual relations with his wife, who had severe dementia. The nursing home where his wife lived allows sexual...
by Dr Liz | Jun 5, 2015 | Legal Issues/Financial Abuse
There is far too little financial help out there. If you Google “financial help” and “cancer,” you will bring up links to hundreds and hundreds of charities, both national and local that will help cancer patients in need. Of course, I don’t begrudge cancer patients...
