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Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. It accounts for 50 to 80 percent of dementia cases.

Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of old age, as up to five percent of people with the disease have early-onset Alzheimer’s (also known as younger-onset), which often appears when someone is in their 40s or 50s. Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms gradually worsen over a number of years. In its early stages, memory loss is mild, but with late-stage Alzheimer’s, individuals lose the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to their environment.

The 7 Day Home Care team of caregivers have years of experience and training, which is why we understand that extra attention and tender compassionate care must be the foundation for all our services. Alzheimer’s has no current cure, but treatments for symptoms are available and research continues. Although current treatments cannot stop the disease from progressing, they can temporarily slow the worsening of symptoms and improve quality of life.

If you have a loved one requiring in-home, personal care due to Alzheimer's, call us at (516) 408-0034 to set up a FREE consultation. With 7 Day Home Care, you'll get the highest quality, dependable elder care.

More Information About Dementia

Dementia is a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Although dementia is far more common in the elderly population, it can occur before the age of 65, in which case it is early onset dementia.

Dementia is not a single disease, but rather a non-specific illness syndrome (i.e., set of signs and symptoms) in which affected areas of cognition may be memory, attention, language and problem-solving.

Symptoms of dementia can be classified as either reversible or irreversible, depending upon the etiology of the disease. Fewer than 10 percent of cases of dementia are due to causes that may presently be reversed with treatment. Some mental illnesses, including depression and psychosis, may produce symptoms that must be differentiated from both delirium and dementia.

There are many specific types (causes) of dementia, often showing slightly different symptoms. However, the symptom overlap is such that it is impossible to diagnose the type of dementia by symptomatology alone and in only a few cases are symptoms enough to give a high probability of some specific cause.

Some of the most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, semantic dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies. It is possible for a patient to exhibit two or more dementia-related processes at the same time, as none of the known types protect against the others. In fact, about 10 percent of people with dementia have what is known as "mixed dementia," which may be a combination of Alzheimer’s disease and multi-infarct dementia.

Find Assistance During Difficult Times

At 7 Day Home Care, we take enormous pride in helping families and individuals under the most difficult of circumstances. We recognize the challenges for both seniors requiring our companionship and their family. Our caregivers' goal is to always deliver the same level of care we would demand for our own family. We foster relationships with all our clients.

Contact 7 Day Home Care today at 516-408-0034 to learn more about our person-centered home care services near you.