As we get older, the chance increases that we will become a caregiver for a family member.  Or perhaps, we will have friends who are living with dementia.  Understanding more about ways to help loved ones is an important way to deal with the challenges of this disease.
Challenging interactions: living with dementia
Picture John and Alisha, an older couple, in their living room in the late morning. Alisha was hoping for a quiet read of the paper, which she and John always used to do together at this time of day, trading sections back and forth. But that was before John 

In this blog post, we are going to discuss rehabilitation and rehabilitative therapy.
What Are Rehabilitative Services?
Rehabilitative services are defined on the healthcare.gov website.  “Rehabilitative services are those health care services that help you keep, get back or improve skills and functioning for daily living that have been lost or impaired because you were sick, hurt or disabled. Furthermore, these services may include physical and occupational therapy, speech and language pathology therapy, and psychiatric rehab services in a variety of inpatient and/or …