The Decisions When Elders Need New Glasses or Hearing Aids Are Complex
Posted Apr 15 2010 12:00am
Eyes, ears and teeth. All three can become huge issues when our elders have dementia. As with oral health issues, there's more to keeping an elder's care in a good area than most of us consider until we try to get our elder to an eye doctor for an exam. My dad always wore thick, heavy glasses. He was a voracious reader all of his life, but dementia stole from him much of his ability to remember and comprehend what he read.
Eyes, ears and teeth. All three can become huge issues when our elders have dementia. As with oral health issues, there's more to keeping an elder's care in a good area than most of us consider until we try to get our elder to an eye doctor for an exam. My dad always wore thick, heavy glasses. He was a voracious reader all of his life, but dementia stole from him much of his ability to remember and comprehend what he read.
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