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Singing For The Brain is a group of singers in Bristol made up of people with Alzheimer's Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:15:58 GMT http://www.aginghomehealthcare.com/caregiver-stress-our-story.html My mother-in-law and I have always had the kind of relationship where we like each other one day and drive each other nuts the next. She lived in a small Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:21:23 GMT http://www.aginghomehealthcare.com/dementia_stages.html Determining the different dementia stages requires testing. The Mini Mental State Exam is widely used to get this information. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:49:14 GMT http://www.aginghomehealthcare.com/doing-our-best-at-caregiving-for-80-year-old-stubborn-father.html My father is in his late 80's. He's been fairly independent until the last year. He has lived alone since my mother died 10 years ago. Unfortunately Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:22:19 GMT http://www.aginghomehealthcare.com/memory-problems.html We all have a tendency to blame the causes of memory problems or loss on getting older. The Cognistat test is a screening for dementia that presents with memory loss as a symptom. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:11:02 GMT http://www.aginghomehealthcare.com/symptoms-of-dementia-2.html Diagnosing symptoms of dementia, the clock test can help. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:03:01 GMT http://www.aginghomehealthcare.com/treatment_dementia.html As family members and patients, we all would like a simple test for dementia. Treatment can not begin before an assessment is made. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:17:59 GMT