The Medicalized Retirement Home for the Elderly with Alzheimer's Disease (Beit Avot Siyoudiyim le'hole Alzheimer)
Alzheimer's disease is a disease that progressively affects the brain and degrades the mental functions of the elderly person. This can lead to vision problems, confusion, disorientation and short and long term memory loss, ... The elderly person cannot take care of himself on a daily basis.
Retirement homes specializing in Alzheimer's disease have trained personnel on the technical plan (for delivery of care) and relational (by the verbal and non-verbal communicationThis is the first time that a therapist has been involved in the care of elderly people with this disease (through touching).
In addition, these facilities are themselves designed with an adapted architecture: the rooms are generally a little larger and located around a walking area and a common kitchen/dining room (for therapeutic workshops).
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