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		<title>What is the Next Step to Financial Peace of Mind?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To help you reduce your chances of financial loss, and maintain quality of life for you and your loved one when a long-term care facility looms, The Elder and Disability Law Firm has developed a Family Savings and Protection Consultation for Alzheimer’s families. One of our top team members will conduct this free consultation over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Received a Question from One of my Readers&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just received this email from one of our readers: Dear William, “I’ve been reading your posts for a little while now. I understand you are able to put money away so that the government and the nursing home can’t get at it. I want to make sure that everything I do with my money is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kcelderlaw.com/blog/kansas-and-missouri-alzheimers-care/just-received-a-question-from-one-of-my-readers/</link>
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		<title>What Should I Do if my Loved One Falls?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First, protect yourself. If you try to help your loved one on your own, you could seriously injure yourself and the whole situation will snowball. If you must help by yourself, there are techniques such as a gait belt—a strong canvas belt designed specifically for assisting with ambulation. If your loved one starts to fall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kcelderlaw.com/blog/kansas-and-missouri-alzheimers-care/what-should-i-do-if-my-loved-one-falls/</link>
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		<title>How can I make my home safe for my loved one with Alzheimer’s?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While every person with Alzheimer’s disease goes through the disease differently, it is more than likely that your loved one is going to walk, wander, or pace. Caregivers must allow this behavior by structuring their loved one’s environment to be as safe as possible. People with Alzheimer’s have perception difficulties; black sections of carpet may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should I be looking for symptoms of depression in my loved one?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Typically, those who are around someone with depression tend to notice it much more than the person suffering. If you begin to notice that your loved one is sleeping a lot, has lost interest in activities they once enjoyed, exhibiting a change in eating habits or weight (loss or gain), or being in an overall [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kcelderlaw.com/blog/kansas-and-missouri-alzheimers-care/should-i-be-looking-for-symptoms-of-depression-in-my-loved-one/</link>
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		<title>Does pain cause Alzheimer’s disease to worsen? Should we continue to treat conditions such as a UTI? What about in the later stages?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Though pain itself does not cause dementia to worsen, pain can cause increased confusion, agitation, and depression in your loved one. The possibility of pain needs continuing assessment. The issue of pain can be a difficult one to deal with in caring for a person with dementia. Often, a person with dementia will find that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kcelderlaw.com/blog/kansas-and-missouri-alzheimers-care/does-pain-cause-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-disease-to-worsen-should-we-continue-to-treat-conditions-such-as-a-uti-what-about-in-the-later-stages/</link>
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		<title>My mother has Alzheimer’s and also recurring colon cancer. How aggressive should we be with cancer treatment?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a very tough situation; both for your mother and for your family. A family meeting with the oncologist concerning the cancer would help to ensure that all of you are on the same page. In a meeting like this, the doctor can answer any specific questions you have regarding the cancer, prognosis, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kcelderlaw.com/blog/kansas-and-missouri-alzheimers-care/my-mother-has-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-and-also-recurring-colon-cancer-how-aggressive-should-we-be-with-cancer-treatment/</link>
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		<title>Do you tell someone with Alzheimer’s that someone close to them has died?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This topic has been debated quite a bit, and the general consensus is that it really depends on the person. You know your loved one better than anyone; if you think he or she can handle it, then the answer is probably yes. You have to think about how it will affect them and whether [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kcelderlaw.com/blog/kansas-and-missouri-alzheimers-care/do-you-tell-someone-with-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-that-someone-close-to-them-has-died/</link>
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		<title>Has anyone experienced positive personality changes in their loved one with Alzheimer’s?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Actually, the answer is yes—but not necessarily in the way you might think. Many times, a positive change in personality comes out due to a personality disorder which was present before the onset of Alzheimer’s, such as alcoholism, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia. Some families of individuals affected by these disorders consider their loved ones to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kcelderlaw.com/blog/kansas-and-missouri-alzheimers-care/has-anyone-experienced-positive-personality-changes-in-their-loved-one-with-alzheimer%e2%80%99s/</link>
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		<title>Are confusion and unsteadiness a part of the disease progression, or are they caused by medication?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The short answer is, these symptoms could be caused by either the disease itself or by the medication your loved one takes. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological disorder that causes confusion and can affect ambulation; due to the effects on the brain, a person with Alzheimer’s can experience difficulty with perception which can affect the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.kcelderlaw.com/blog/kansas-and-missouri-alzheimers-care/are-confusion-and-unsteadiness-a-part-of-the-disease-progression-or-are-they-caused-by-medication/</link>
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