It is increasingly evident that Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are associated with the malfunction of blood vessels in the brain.
People with advanced dementia, although they might still be able to speak, cannot always understand what the word “pain” means or be able to reliably put the experience of pain into words.
Give a Mile uses crowd-funded donations to provide air miles for people to visit their terminally ill or critically sick loved ones.
Two years ago, we had the assessment necessary for getting an adult with an intellectual disability onto the list for community services, including group homes, in Ontario.
Family members often assume that if there is any cognitive impairment or there has been a serious fall, the best solution is a “protective environment.”
I discovered the relationship between hearing impairment and supposed cognitive decline early in my practice.
In my role, I attend many conferences, but this year the Shoppers Home Health Care Innovations Show truly had an impact...
St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Western University are the first in Canada to host a newly accredited pain medicine residency program.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian men, affecting 1 in 6 during their lifetime.
Not enough time for feeding, bathing or other personal care tasks. This got me thinking about “distributive justice.”
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