Archive for October, 2010
Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, and Vision Loss
Glaucoma, Macular Degeneration, and Vision Loss May Drive Public Policy Accessible Design for people with vision loss may get a little boost from the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted in 1990, which expanded opportunities for persons with disabilities by prohibiting discrimination and requiring reasonable accommodations in employment and job opportunities, public accommodations and services, [...]
Active Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Strategies
Early on in our venture to help seniors stay in their homes, we came across a few interesting clients who suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease. We quickly learned that strategies to actively work with each client needed to be employed. Moreover, we realized that we needed to be caring for the caregiver. Mr. B. had moderate [...]
Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome
Compulsive Hoarding Syndrome is often associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). It is a complex disorder, however – many hoarders suffer from other comorbid problems such as chronic depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), dementia, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobia, or schizophrenia/paranoia.¹‚ ² Hoarding is neither simple, nor benign. As we talked about in an earlier [...]
Universal Design Enhances Home Care for Seniors
Home care for seniors continues to become more popular than it was 10 years ago, let alone a generation ago. As assisted living costs increase, so does the desire of the elderly and disabled to reside in an independent living environment; to age in place in their own homes, not some retirement community. Non-medical home [...]
