Taking the stress out of placing a loved one in a secured Alzheimer’s or dementia unit

It is often stressful and worrisome to place a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in a long-erm care setting and it can be even more so if a decision must be made about placement in a specialized memory care unit.  However, researchers have found that admission into a specialized care unit brought measurable reductions in the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medications, physical restraints, pressure ulcers, feeding tubes and hospitalizations.  The attached explains the benefits of someone in a secured Alzheimer’s/dementia unit of a long-term setting. Read article here…

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