The Alzheimer's-safe home.If you're living with a person with Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. or dementia dementia (dĭmĕn`shə) [Lat.,=being out of the mind], progressive deterioration of intellectual faculties resulting in apathy, confusion, and stupor. In the 17th cent. , you can make life better by making your home safer. Dr. Peggy Higgins of the Alzheimer's Disease Center at Utah Southwestern Medical Center says the key is to "simplify, simplify, simplify." She says that falls are the main culprits and advises that you remove clutter, add adequate lighting and night-lights, and have the patient wear shoes, not slippers. Eliminate throw or scatter scat·ter v. 1. To cause to separate and go in different directions. 2. To separate and go in different directions; disperse. 3. To deflect radiation or particles. n. rugs as well. The disease takes away a person's ability to reason or sense danger. Childproofing tools are handy throughout the house. Also lock up knives knives n. Plural of knife. knives Noun the plural of knife knives knife and cleaning solutions, and keep medications secure. Southwestern News |
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