What is dementia: causes, symptoms, treatment Dementia is a condition that manifests itself in the decline of mental capacity. It is not a specific disease, and the term is usually used to describe a group of symptoms that cause a deterioration of mental capacity. Although these symptoms can occur at any age, people over the age […]
Alzheimer’s, the best-known form of dementia, is a neurodegenerative disease that has the effect of destroying nerve cells. It is a typical condition of the elderly, but can also occur at 40-50 years. The exact causes are not known, and the treatment has only the effect of relieving the symptoms, not the cure. In the […]
Depression, the invisible enemy of our grandparents. How can we care for them? The image of our grandparents awakens in each of us a pleasant feeling of “home” and, no doubt, they have planted in us human values that we carry on, as we live our own lives. By virtue of this priceless legacy, we […]
When caring for a loved one, one of the positive effects is the feeling of satisfaction you have, to which we can add the increase in the level of empathy, but inevitably, the effort will cause you fatigue and sometimes frustration. Whether we are talking about caring for an elderly person or a person with […]