Alzheimer's Information and Support 

Alzheimer's is a disease, which is common in people who are above 60 years. This Alzheimer's disease is caused due to progressive disorder of brain. There are millions of people who are suffering from this Alzheimer's disease through out the world. But there is no cure for this disease.

Symptoms: There are many symptoms for this disease. Memory loss is the main symptom. It is not necessary that symptoms must be common in Alzheimer's. Some symptoms are forgetting things happened just now, forgetting names of friends and relatives, loss of initiative, problem in thinking, problem in language, problem in sleeping, poor in making judgments, anger, anxiety, confusion, etc. Alzheimer's mind changes very rapidly so more care should be taken for our loved ones.

Stages: There are three main stages in this Alzheimer's disease. They are mild stage, medium stage and severe stage. Mild stage is also called as forgetfulness stage it will be there for 2 to 4 years. Second stage is medium stage it will be there for 2 o 10 years and it is also called as confusional stage. Last stage is called as severe stage and it will be there till death of the affected person. At this stage control on mind will be lost so more care should be taken.

Treatments available: There is no cure for this Alzheimer's disease. But it is found that antioxidants in some fruits and vegetables will help in the treatment of this Alzheimer's disease. Memantine is also used for the treatment. We can prevent this disease from doing exercise, walking, swimming, and taking healthy diet regularly.

Risk factors: There is some risks factors for this Alzheimer's disease. They are family factors, hereditary, genetics, head injury, brain tumor, etc.

Alzheimer's support

There are many organizations through out the world, which help in knowing about this Alzheimer's disease. They also help in collecting funds to help in research. They also help the Alzheimer's to know about the care homes, which are especially for Alzheimer's people only. These organizations also conduct awareness programs so that people can aware of this disease and take precautions before only. As this disease is related to brain failure more care should be taken towards our loved ones.

We should know which care facility will suitable for our loved ones depending upon their mental status. We can consult doctors to know the best care facility for our loved ones. There are different care facilities available. Such as homecare, nursing home care, long term care, etc.

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