Honoring a beloved mentor with Alzheimer's
When Clay Morton was a student at the University of Arkansas, he was greatly inspired by his geology professor, Dr. Walt Manger, who became a mentor and a guiding light as Morton pursued a career as a high school science teacher. Now, years later, after Manger was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Morton is striving to preserve as much of his former professor's brilliance as possible.
Time to hold staffers accountable when they try to hang on...
Case of ‘missing’ congresswoman sparks uncomfortable conversation
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/case-missing-congresswoman-sparks-uncomfortable-conversation-rcna185529
TIL: The Federal prison system has a dedicated Memory Disorder Unit at F.M.C. Devens
#Law #LawFedi #Dementia #Crime #Alzheimers #MemoryCare #Aging #HealthCare #Prison #Prisons
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/opinion/dementia-prisons.html
I've been immersed in the issues associated with aging parents and the feelings these issues engender. I've also been writing, slowly but consistently. Which is to say I've been almost entirely absent from all my social media platforms, not just mastodon, for the last few months. But #Iamwriting a long #novelette.
And I am moving through all those feelings that come with having a parent with #alzheimers who has reached a point where they need the 24hr care of #memorycare #assistedliving.
Dear #fediverse,
Do I know anyone that knows someone working in computer usability, particularly accessibility for elders?
Discussing an important challenge with a friend; how do we get folks with cognitive impairments, like dementia and Alzheimer’s, to recognize visitors via telepresence? After many reminders that the “lady on the tv nurse isn’t taking to you”, this population is having a hard time believing that the person on the laptop screen is really there to talk to them.
#ElderCare #MemoryCare #WalkingEachOtherHome #UI
