Category Archives: Senile Dementia

Looming dementia epidemic in Asia

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hong Zhang

Dementia is increasing fast in Asia placing a huge burden on a growing army of carers, who are mainly family members. Jane Parry and Cui Weiyuan report on how dementia is starting to receive the recognition it deserves. Bulletin of … Continue reading →

Posted in Senile Dementia | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Looming dementia epidemic in Asia

CHINESE AMERICANS AND DEMENTIA

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hong Zhang

PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA AMONG CHINESE AMERICANS The true prevalence of dementia is unknown since there are currently no large scale prospective population-based studies examining the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders among Chinese Americans.  Huang et al. 2002 published … Continue reading →

Posted in Elder Care, Senile Dementia | Tagged , | Comments Off on CHINESE AMERICANS AND DEMENTIA

探索——喘息服务减重压 让失能老人家属歇一歇

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Hong Zhang

浙江日报讯 (记者 张丽) 核心提示： 据估算，至2015年，我省每5个人中就将有1个老年人，与老龄化相伴的是，失去生活自理能力的老人也在日益增多。早在1970年，美国就开始提供“喘息服务”，减轻失能老人家庭的压力。西湖区借鉴国外先进理念，率先试点“喘息服务”，引起社会广泛关注。 家有失去生活自理能力的老人，会是怎样一种状况？ 老人自理，不可能；请保姆，太花钱；自己照顾，没时间…… 家有失能老人，显然不是一个“累”字可以形容。 西湖区为此在全省率先试水“喘息服务”，为长期卧病在床的失能老人提供临时性替代护理服务，使原本身心疲惫、精神压抑的失能老人家属有个“喘息”机会。

Posted in Elder Care, Government Related, Long Term Care, Senile Dementia | Tagged , | Comments Off on 探索——喘息服务减重压 让失能老人家属歇一歇