Steve Nawahine, General Manager of Kalakaua Gardens | Apr 1, 2016 | April - May 2016, Articles, Giving Care
Independence is a matter of choice and circumstances. And as we age, we naturally become more dependent on others. Living “independently” may mean that you own a home with a yard or a condo, you rent an apartment, or you rent a room in a senior living community. Most...
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, February - March 2016, Programs & Services
Candy Crowley, CNN chief political correspondent, once said about her mom, who had Alzheimer’s disease in 2012, “I want to tell you how much I miss my mother. I miss her most when I’m sitting across from her.” Crowley, her siblings and numerous families have similar...
Pamela Cunningham, Hawai‘i SHIP Coordinator | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, February - March 2016, Programs & Services
The Hawaii SHIP is repeatedly asked this question, “Does Medicare cover Alzheimer’s Disease?” Medicare’s coverage is based on “medically necessary” procedures, not disease diagnosis. For example, if I go to my doctor and he orders blood to be drawn to see if my...
Dr. Steve Blake, ScD | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Living Life
When it comes to Alzheimer’s disease, anything that offers hope gets attention. Dr. Blake analyses the latest scientific information and results from his clinical trials with Alzheimer’s patients at Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience Institute on O‘ahu, and dishes us up a...
Dr. Steve Blake, ScD | Oct 1, 2015 | Articles, Health, October - November 2015
If diet can affect our chances of getting diabetes and heart disease, what about Alzheimer’s disease? Medical studies indicate that we may lower our risk of Alzheimer’s disease simply by getting better nutrition. During the course of this dementia, half of the brain...
Mary Steiner, Campaign Manager for Compassion & Choices Hawai‘i | Dec 1, 2013 | Articles, December - January 2014, Wisdoms
We all know death is a natural part of life and something we will all experience. But have you thought about how you want to be treated during your final days? How you would like to die? Though it’s not an easy topic, and most of us avoid thinking about it, consider...
Chris Ridley, MSW, DCSW, LCSW | Jun 1, 2012 | Articles, Health, June - July 2012
How and why we’re not prepared for an increase in cases Dementia is a degenerative neurological disease, which is incurable and fatal, rendering a person unable to care for himself/herself. It can deplete family members emotionally and financially, yet there is...
Generations Magazine Staff | Jun 1, 2012 | Articles, June - July 2012, Living Life
Unique caregivers book helps ease the burden of Alzheimer’s Mosaic Moon: Caregiving Through Poetry is a unique resource for caregivers by noted poet and educator Frances H. Kakugawa. Mosaic Moon, which grew out of poetry workshops conducted by the author for the...
