Inside the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter's Memoir (44 page)
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Authors: Martha Stettinius
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in the Green House Project model,
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primary care,
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dogs,
see
pets
Donepezil HCl,
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“do not resuscitate” order (DNR),
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Down’s Syndrome,
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dressing,
18-19
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drinking,
see
dehydration
driving,
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drug research,
see
medication
drugs,
see
medication
Duntley, Stephen,
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durable power of attorney,
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285
Durrett, Charles,
318-319
dysphagia,
see
swallowing difficulties
early-onset Alzheimer’s,
see
familial Alzheimer’s
eating,
see
diet and food
see also
hydration
;
swallowing difficulties
Eden Alternative, The,
244-245
,
249-250
Eden at Home,
245-246
Effexor,
52
Ehrenreich, Barbara,
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elder care attorneys,
see
legal issues
elder cohousing,
see
cohousing
Elm Haven,
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emergency rooms,
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end-of-life concerns,
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228-229
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285-286
entitlement programs,
see
Medicaid
;
Medicare
evolutionary medicine,
309
expenses,
see
financial matters
falls,
12
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14
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21
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105
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112
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128
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212
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253
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familial Alzheimer’s,
2
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214
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320
Family and Children’s Services,
41
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57
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284
family caregivers,
see
caregivers
family histories,
see
genetics and dementia
family medicine,
see
doctors, primary care
fat, trans,
see
diet
fecal incontinence,
see
incontinence
feces, smearing of,
222
financial matters,
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100
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175
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See also
cognitive function
;
long-term care, planning for
;
Medicaid
;
Medicare
;
Medigap
florbetapir,
289
food,
see
diet and food
Food and Drug Administration,
289
,
325
Forbes,
83
Forget Memory: Creating Better Lives for People with Dementia
,
238
France, dementia screening,
298
free radicals,
304
friends,
29
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36
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38-39
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76
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79
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88-89
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296-297
frontotemporal dementia,
274-276
funding for care,
see
financial matters
funeral arrangements,
24
Gandy, Sam,
320
genetics, and dementia,
295
,
303
geriatric care managers,
60
,
116
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283-285
geriatricians:
310
shortage of,
88
gerontology,
264
glasses,
see
eye care
Gleckman, Howard,
316-317
glucocorticoids,
304
Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease
,
308
grape pie,
222-223
Green House Project, The,
246-249
Greenway,
77-79
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83-86
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88-91
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93-95
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97-105
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111-115
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117-128
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164-166
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210
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263
grief,
188-189
See also
end-of-life concerns
;
living grief
Grossman, Murray,
275
growth factors,
304
guardianship,
75-76
guilt,
11
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60-61
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79
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95-97
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131
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145
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157
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187
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297
Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diets,
308
Hadas, Rachel,
276
hair brushing,
see
grooming
Harvard School of Public Health,
311
Harvard University,
244
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301
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311
head trauma,
295
Health and Human Services, Dept. of,
321-323
health care proxy,
40
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213
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261
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279
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285
Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act,
323
heart disease,
see
cardiovascular disease
helplessness,
245
heredity and dementia,
see
genetics and dementia
herpes virus HSVI,
304
home care,
see
home care aides
;
Eden at Home
;
nurses, visiting
home care aides,
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36
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46
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103-105
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113-117
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HOPE Act,
see
Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education for Alzheimer’s Act
and heroic measures,
280
see also
emergency room
housework: difficulties with,
21
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58
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269
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283
humor,
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137
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141
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255
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278
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hydration,
see
dehydration
hyperoral behavior,
260
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271-272
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275-276
hypersensitivity,
186
I’m Still Here: A Breakthrough Approach to Understanding Someone Living with Alzheimer’s
,
239-255
incontinence,
19
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43
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57
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115
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120-122
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130-131
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136
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144
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166
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181-182
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214
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220
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284
infection:
as possible cause of dementia,
254
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302
injuries,
44-45
see also
falls
instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs),
58
insulin resistance,
106
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108
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280
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297
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305-309
intentional communities,
14
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28-29
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151
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232
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318-319
and long-term care,
231
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318-319
intubation,
229
see also
anger
invisibility, of caregiving,
146
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148
isolation, as risk factor for dementia,
9-10
see also
withdrawing
Italy,
299
Johns, Harry,
323
judgment, poor,
53-54
,
57
,
274-275
ketogenic diet,
see
diet
,
ketonic
kicking,
204
King and I, The
,
132
Kyushu University,
306
LaBastille, Anne,
9
La Leche League,
63
language function,
19
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53
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89
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128
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149-150
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152-153
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238-240
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253-254
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274-276
laughter,
see
humor
lawyers,
see
legal issues
Learning to Speak Alzheimer’s
,
239
See also
end-of-life concerns
Life Worth Living: How Someone You Love Can Still Enjoy Life in a Nursing Home
,
244
lithium,
269
living grief,
188-189
loneliness,
35
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84
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94
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105
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120
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164
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239
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245
longevity,
16
Longo, Frank,
289-291
long-term care: planning for, and insurance,
58
,
313-320
See also
cohousing
;
Medicare
,
Medicaid
Long-term care service agencies,
122
,
212
Long-term Living
,
248
look-back period,
see
Medicaid
Mace, Nancy,
40
mammograms,
90
massage,
see
body work for elders