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	<title>Professional Caregiver Blog &#187; Alzheimer&#8217;s disease</title>
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		<title>The 7 Stages of Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/dementia/7-stages-alzheimers_05-31-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=7-stages-alzheimers</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 19:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dementia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer&#8217;s is the progressive nature of the disease. While each resident progress differently, experts, including Barry Reisberg, M.D., have developed stages to describe how an individual&#8217;s abilities change through the course of the disease. The fallowing stages are adapted from the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association click here to learn more about each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer&#8217;s Facts and Figures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 21:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn more about the latest data from the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association&#8217;s 2011 Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease Facts and Figures Report.  Click here to download your copy for free: http://www.alz.org/downloads/Facts_Figures_2011.pdf. Did you know there are nearly 15 million Alzheimer&#8217;s and dementia caregivers providing 17 billion hours of unpaid care?  Family caregivers suffer emotionally and physically from the toll of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When is a Resident with Dementia Ready for Hospice?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/resident-dementia-ready-hospice_11-09-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=resident-dementia-ready-hospice</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/resident-dementia-ready-hospice_11-09-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 20:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s tip has been adapted with permission from the VITAS Hospice publication entitled Clinical Appropriateness: Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease. Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, which accounts for more than 50 percent of all dementia cases, generally progresses in a linear fashion over an average of seven to ten years, but may be much longer in some instances.  A person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use of Window Restrictors</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/use-of-window-restrictors_02-16-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=use-of-window-restrictors</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Tuesday Tip subscriber recently emailed to ask us about installing window restrictor to prevent residents from eloping through a window: &#8220;What is your opinion of using window restrictors in dementia units to prevent elopement through windows?&#8221; There are several issues to consider before installing any device, bar, lock, etc. that prevents windows from opening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: Don&#8217;t Ignore Dangerous Behaviors</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/tuesday-tip-ignore-dangerous-behaviors_11-10-2009/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tuesday-tip-ignore-dangerous-behaviors</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/tuesday-tip-ignore-dangerous-behaviors_11-10-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You must never ignore potentially dangerous behaviors; your response can save someone's life.]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: RCFE Administrator Recertification &#8211; Dementia Training</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/certification-renewal/tuesday-tip-rcfe-administrator-recertification-dementia-training_11-03-2009/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tuesday-tip-rcfe-administrator-recertification-dementia-training</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/certification-renewal/tuesday-tip-rcfe-administrator-recertification-dementia-training_11-03-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Certification/Renewal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When completing your required RCFE Administrator continuing education hours, you must include at least 8 hours on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Alzheimer&#8217;s Association Proclamation</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/alzheimers-association-proclamation_01-22-2009/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=alzheimers-association-proclamation</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/alzheimers-association-proclamation_01-22-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[America has a new president, and while he certainly faces a number of challenges in his first days in office, the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association is working to make sure that the important issue of Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease is not overlooked. Click Here (http://www.alz.kintera.org/proclamationwebsite) to sign their proclamation to President Obama. The proclamation outlines key elements the Alzheimer&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caring.com&#8217;s Alzheimer&#8217;s To-Do List Helps Caregivers Prepare for the Long Road Ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/caringcoms-alzheimers-to-do-list-helps-caregivers-prepare-for-the-long-road-ahead_09-24-2008/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=caringcoms-alzheimers-to-do-list-helps-caregivers-prepare-for-the-long-road-ahead</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/caringcoms-alzheimers-to-do-list-helps-caregivers-prepare-for-the-long-road-ahead_09-24-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Feature Launched in Recognition of World Alzheimer&#8217;s Day PRESS RELEASE: San Mateo, Calif., September 19, 2008 &#8211; Caring.com, a comprehensive online resource for people caring for aging parents, has launched its Alzheimer&#8217;s To-Do List in recognition of World Alzheimer&#8217;s Day on September 21st. This list gives caregivers a roadmap outlining the necessary steps to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Respectful Adult Communication Reduces Resistance to Care in Alzheimer&#8217;s</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/respectful-adult-communication-reduces-resistance-to-care-in-alzheimers_09-04-2008/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=respectful-adult-communication-reduces-resistance-to-care-in-alzheimers</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/respectful-adult-communication-reduces-resistance-to-care-in-alzheimers_09-04-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This should be intuitive to a professional care provider, but recent research has proven that communicating with persons suffering from Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease respectfully and at an adult-level reduces resistance to care.  Read the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association press release below for more information. Chicago, July 28, 2008 &#8211; Adults with Alzheimer&#8217;s in nursing homes who are talked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Could the Stigma of Dementia Delay Treatment?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/could-the-stigma-of-dementia-delay-treatment_08-11-2008/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=could-the-stigma-of-dementia-delay-treatment</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/could-the-stigma-of-dementia-delay-treatment_08-11-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although there is no cure for Alzheimer&#8217;s Disease or other common causes of dementia, treatment options have vastly improved in recent years.  Drugs like donepezil, memantine, and rivastigmine have the potential to improve or delay the progress of symptoms in persons with Alzheimer&#8217;s.  But for medications to be most effective, they often must be started [...]]]></description>
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