New Episode Of The Senior Care Podcast By LivHOME Focuses On Caring For Seniors With Dementia

Main Category: Caregivers / Homecare
Also Included In: Seniors / Aging;  Alzheimer's / Dementia
Article Date: 31 Jan 2008 - 3:00 PDT

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LivHOME, the nation's largest provider of professionally led at-home care for seniors, has released a new episode of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME that discusses caring for seniors with dementia.

In Episode 4, LivHOME Chief Professional Officer Steve Barlam describes common caregiving mistakes in working with dementia sufferers, how to identify the causes and precursors to challenging behavior, and explores ways to reduce anxiety among seniors suffering from dementia. Drawing on more than 20 years of geriatric social work experience, Barlam provides advice for caregivers and offers poignant examples based on actual caregiving experience.

The episode is particularly important for caregivers, since about half of Americans age 85 and over suffer from some form of dementia, which includes Alzheimer's disease.

Episode 4 of The Senior Care Podcast by LivHOME can be found at the podcast's homepage (http://www.livhome.com/podcast). Listeners can subscribe to the show via RSS feed, email or through the iTunes store. Episode 4 has a runtime of 14 minutes, 22 seconds.

About LivHOME

LivHOME is the nation's largest provider of professionally led at-home care for seniors. The company is dedicated to finding solutions that enable seniors to remain in their homes for as long as possible. Based in Los Angeles, LivHOME delivers high quality at-home care throughout California as well as select markets in Illinois, Minnesota and Texas.

http://www.livhome.com