Category Archives: Senile Dementia

中国3300万失能老人身处窘境 多数养老院不愿接收

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Hong Zhang

2012年07月25日01:00来源：经济参考报 [提要] 眼下，许多失能老人已成为家庭的沉重负担，由于护理难度较大，他们想进养老机构却往往会遭到“婉言拒绝”。一些养老机构负责人表示，照顾失能老人工作量大，特别是容易出现意外，大多数养老院不愿意接收他们入住。失能老人一旦发生意外，家属一闹事，赔偿少则几万，多则几十万，对民办养老机构来说，也许几年的辛苦就白费了。[网友有话说][财经首页更多精彩] 专家称，我国护理服务压力超过任何国家 家庭负担过于沉重、养老机构不愿接收，我国3300万名丧失生活自理能力的老人(称为“失能老人”)“失落”重重。

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Alzheimer’s Patients Turn To Stories Instead Of Memories

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Hong Zhang

NPR May 14 2012 by by JOANNE SILBERNER Ask family members of someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia: Trying to talk with a loved one who doesn’t even remember exactly who they are can be very frustrating. But here at … Continue reading →

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When Illness Makes a Spouse a Stranger

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Hong Zhang

New York Times, May 5, 2012 He threw away tax documents, got a ticket for trying to pass an ambulance and bought stock in companies that were obviously in trouble. Once a good cook, he burned every pot in the … Continue reading →

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