In this issue, Ron talks about how to make sure your loved one doesn’t broadcast the fact that they are a vulnerable adult if they are out with a caregiver. Please watch the video below:
A Brief Message From Ron Goldman
Other Articles of Interest:
Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease seems to spread like an infection from brain cell to brain cell, two new studies in mice have found. But instead of viruses or bacteria, what is being spread is a distorted protein known as tau.
A Conversation Many Doctors Won’t Have
At Home and Hospice Care of Rhode Island, where she’s a medical director, Dr. Joan Teno has grown accustomed to patients being admitted with no clear understanding of their condition or prognosis. “The oncologist has told them, ‘It’s time to take a holiday from chemo,’” she said. “It’s a way not to have a conversation he or she finds hard to do.”
Very interesting observation regarding caregivers wearing medical attire and an elderly person being recognized as a vunerable person.