November 20, 2009 – 11:14 am
The word dementia refers to many types of cognitive breakdown, including loss of memory and reasoning power. Because of the mental issued, they cause disruptions in the person’s daily life. Since it is usually found in elderly patients, some people refer to it as going senile. Although untrue, people used to believe that dementia was just what happened when one got old.
In fact, dementia is actually a symptom of other…
October 1, 2009 – 5:00 pm
It is important to remember that senior community centers and living centers are different. Living center is a term for assisted living and nursing home facilities. Community centers are facilities that provide day activities for seniors who are 65 or older. These community centers became established in the 1970’s.
More and more of the population are becoming elderly adults, so community centers become more important as to how they impact…