Dealing With Dementia

By Jewel Goodman Shepherd, MPA, CHES, PhD, Denise M. Claiborne, PhD, RDH, Koren Goodman, MSEd, CHES, PhD, Kaprea F. Johnson, NCC, PhD

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a “brain degenerative disorder that gradually destroys the ability to remember, reason, learn, and imagine.”¹ The neural dysfunction and synaptic loss experienced by patients with AD include poor attention span, impaired learning processes, and limited ability to perform self-care. It also is the most common cause of dementia.

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