by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog
For the past 10 years, I was the only family caregiver and “geriatric care manager” for my husband, diagnosed with vascular dementia and Parkinson’s disease after he suffered a massive stroke. Several months after his passing away, I began to reach...
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Dementia, Monthly Theme
Brain changes can happen for a variety of reasons, including dementia or changes due to an accident or injury. These changes can put you at risk for increased falls, and once you have a fall, your risk of falling again doubles. Falls are the most common cause of a...
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Nutrition
Our brains are amazing, so it’s important to do amazing things for our brain! Did you know: • Information in our brain can travel up to 268 miles per hour! Neurons are stimulated in the brain which triggers an electrical pulse that travels from cell to cell very...
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Monthly Theme
Falling – just that word evokes different reactions from each person. Some of us don’t think about it at all, some of us have experienced some “close calls,” some of us have “gotten lucky” when we fell and avoided injury....
by ADRC | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Medicare
For reprint by the GWAAR Legal Services Team Many veterans receive some type of health coverage from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Consequently, many veterans believe that they have adequate health coverage, and they do not want to pay a monthly...
by ADRC | Jun 29, 2023 | Blog
Even though we spend nearly half the year in below-freezing temps and battling snow storms, it may surprise you to hear that heat waves cause more deaths in Wisconsin than any other weather condition. Sometimes the heat is unavoidable, especially in July and August....
