
With the rapidly increasing numbers of elders in North American Society, the prevalence of those living with dementia is clearly on the increase.

It is clear to anyone who has cared for someone experiencing dementia that the issues of memory and recall are not the ones that play havoc with the individual and their caregivers, but the behavioural challenges.

The last decade has seen an enormous growth in the interest in the recognition of and intervention in those diagnosed and living with the whole range of cognitive impairment and frank dementia.

The prevalence of dementia appears to be increasing in most western countries.

CPR is one of the most dramatic undertakings in medicine, putting aside military medicine which is in a class by itself.
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It was magical: the images coming to life at the bottom of the plastic tray filled with Kodak developer.

Most health care professionals involved in eldercare have had the experience that some of those we look after seem to be able to recall past experiences with a degree of intensity that may be very disquieting and may even lead to what gets interpreted as agitated behaviour.

As I entered the living room, I could see the small walnut side table my wife emailed me about while I was away.