Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Alzheimer’s dementia effects over 5.8 million people and is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.* Every 65 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s dementia.** Alzheimers and other forms of Dementia require increased levels of care as the conditions progress and increasingly make independence at home challenging. To maintain the...
Strokes, a story of recovery
Every 40 seconds, someone in our country has a stroke. Approximately 610,000 strokes occur each year and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States.* Strokes are the leading cause of serious long term disability and can reduce mobility in more than half of all survivors over 65 years old.** The hard...
Parkinson’s; maintaining quality of life at home.
As many as one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, which is more than the combined number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease.* Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected.** Parkinson’s Disease require...