November is National Alzheimer's Disease awareness month. According to recent research and practice, captioned photos and written words and sentences may help individuals with Alzheimer's to understand others, to remember, and to express themselves. Read the article here: http://www.parade.com/health/2010/11/21-unlocking-the-silent-prison.html
Unlocking the Silent Prison: Caregivers are learning a better way to communicate with Alzheimer’s patients, Parade, November 21, 2010
“We tend to treat people with dementia as though they’re not the persons they were; But they’re still here.”
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