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Greetings!
ElderCare at Home brings you this newsletter in the spirit of cooperation and education. We hope you find this information useful and informative. Please give us a call or email us if there is anything we can do for you!
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November 16th - National Memory Screening Day
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National Memory Screening Day provides free, confidential memory screenings to individuals concerned about memory loss with the objective of early detection and intervention.
To learn more, visit the National Memory Screening web site here and call us to schedule your complimentary appointment at any of our three offices! 800-209-4342
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Frontotemporal Disorder | |
 Frontotemporal disorders are a form of dementia caused by a family of brain diseases known as frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). Dementia is a severe loss of thinking abilities that interferes with a person's ability to perform daily activities such as working, driving, and preparing meals.
Other brain diseases that can cause dementia include Alzheimer's disease and strokes. Scientists estimate that FTLD may cause up to 10 percent of all cases of dementia and may be about as common as Alzheimer's among people younger than age 65.
People can live with frontotemporal disorders for 2 to 10 years, sometimes longer, but it is difficult to predict the time course for an individual patient. The disorders are progressive, meaning symptoms get worse over time. In the early stages, people have one type of symptom. As the disease progresses, other types of symptoms appear as more parts of the brain are affected.
No cure or treatments for frontotemporal disorders are available today. However, research is improving awareness and understanding of these challenging conditions. This progress is opening doors to better diagnosis,improved care, and, eventually, possible new treatments. Read more here! |
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Food for Families | |  Bill Brooks' Food For Families is a food drive organized by WPTV NewsChannel 5 aimed at helping less fortunate people in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. You can donate food at NewsChannel 5 in West Palm Beach and at participating Publix Supermarkets and Seacoast Bank locations. Bill Brooks' Food For Families is named in honor of former WPTV Vice President and General Manager, Bill Brooks. Brooks was GM at WPTV from 1981-1998. Brooks started Food For Families over 25 years ago. He died this past January after battling cancer. Publix Supermarket locations Seacoast Bank locations You can also drop off non-perishable items at any of our offices. If you need more information, please call us at 800-209-4342 |
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Celebrating the Holidays With Someone Who Has Alzheimer's Disease | |  The holidays are exciting, just bursting with festivities. Lights, colors, new furniture, visitors and parties. However, for the Alzheimer's patient this time period might be overwhelming, even frightening. Here are some coping tools to make the holidays brighter for both the caregiver and their loved one.
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National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month | | |
 This November and throughout the year, there are many ways to take action into help raise awareness for Alzheimer's disease:
- Become an advocate. Join us and speak up for the needs and rights of people with Alzheimer's disease and their families.
- Go Casual for a Cause at work. Encourage your colleagues to dress down at work in exchange for a small donation (usually $5 or less) for the Alzheimer's Association. Order a free kit to implement this idea in your work place. Contact Kevin McFarland at kevin.mcfarland@alzstl.org or 314.801.0412.
- Participate in a fundraiser or host your own third party event.
- Volunteer for a clinical trial. Recruiting and retaining trial participants is the greatest obstacle, other than funding, to developing the next generation of Alzheimer treatments. Trials are recruiting people with Alzheimer's, as well as healthy volunteers to be controls.
- Make a donation. Make a tax-deductible donation to the Alzheimer's Association and support vital research and essential support programs and services.
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ElderCare at Home New Employee Spotlight | | |
 My name is Samuel Jackson III. I am 25 years old; I have two younger siblings, my brother Marcus who is twenty-two, and my sister Kristin who is nineteen. My parents Samuel Jackson Jr. and Carolyn Jackson Jackson moved from Augusta Georgia twenty-six years ago to Lake Worth, Florida.
I went to Trinity Christian Academy for elementary and middle school, and then off to Cardinal Newman for high school. After Newman, I went on to Northwood University where I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Management, and played soccer there for four years.
I grew up playing sports and always wanting to be the best at whatever it was I was doing. I'm a very competitive person but at the same time I'm a down to earth, mellow type of guy. I love to spend time with my family, and am excited to be working with ElderCare. It's a family owned and operated company, and I'm very blessed to be a part of that. |
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Help Wanted for New Office in Broward! | |  RN's, LPN's & Social Workers
ElderCare at Home has opened our new office in Broward! We are currently hiring per diem RN's, LPN's and social workers to join our Geriatric Care Management team! If you are interested, please email your resume, in confidence to, Elayne Forgie, CMC, President at: elayne@eldercareathome.org |
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| November Special |
The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Takes On Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Look At This Mind-Blowing Disease And Its Effect On Women As Patients, Caregivers, And Advocates. Get Your Copy Here! | | |
ElderCare at Home is South Florida's premier provider of Alzheimer's/dementia specific geriatric care management and at-home assisted living services for patients and families suffering from Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other memory impairments. We provide all levels of in-home nursing as well as homemaker and companion care. All services are fully integrated, coordinated, and monitored by one of our professional geriatric care managers ~ at no charge to our clients! ElderCare at Home serves as an advocate for our clients and a surrogate for their family members.
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