by Dr Liz | Dec 11, 2015 | Caregivers
In a time when American pharmaceutical companies are buying the rights to old medications such as morphine, colchicine (for gout- renamed Colcrys and charging $7 for a pill instead of 50 cents), or doxycycline and charging much higher prices, or developing peanut...
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...
