Irene Wechsler founded ELDERLINK Referral Service in 1994 after her mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Irene educated herself as best she could about the disease but found it difficult to acquire the appropriate care for her mother. “Families feel desperate and vulnerable making costly mistakes,” she said, speaking from direct experience. When a facility meeting all of Wechsler’s requirements was finally found, it provided an environment for her mother to live out the last six years of her life with love, dignity, respect and family around her. Irene Wechsler found peace of mind, and she now gains strength talking with other families just beginning this journey, helping to educate them about their choices.
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Thursday night a gas line explosion in San Bruno, California stunning an entire neighborhood, a devastating aftermath of one of the worst disasters in PG&E’s history, the death toll in the firestorm that ripped through this San Bruno hillside neighborhood climbed to four Friday.
With many board and care owners in the residential neighborhoods of San Ramon, we immediately sent an email to every facility in the area to confirm their safety,fearing the worst.
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Alzheimer’s Disease researchers say they are no closer to finding a cure than they were 10 years ago.
Research suggests that diet and exercise and keeping the mind active may not have a profound effect in preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and factors such a genetics and aging may.
The first of the BABY BOOMERS are now SENIORS, increasing the likeliness in the numbers of seniors who will become Alzheimer’s patients to exceed anyone’s expectations.
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SENIOR EXERCISE
Senior care homes offer exercise classes and equipment such as pools, gyms and walking areas. Most important, staff,family and peers can encourage participation and enjoyment of the activities.
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ALZHEIMER’S WALK
ELDERLINK REFERRAL SERVICE www.elderlink.org is participatating again this year in the ALZHEIMER”S WALK, as TEAM ELDERLINKERS in the major fund raiser on Nov.7th 2010 in Century City, CA. Please go to www.alz.org and sign up to create your own team or join ours.
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