"A place to go when memory fails", ARCHANA NATHAN, The HINDU, May 2, 2012.
..."Each patient requires different treatment, given by a team of doctors, psychiatrists and caregivers
For Radha Murthy, managing trustee, Nightingale's Medical Trust, geriatric psychiatrist Soumya Hegde and their team of doctors, psychologists, psychiatrists, researchers and in-house caregivers at the Nightingale's Centre for Ageing and Alzheimer's, a day is spent always on their toes.
They manage more than 70 patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's disease at their centre in Kasturinagar.
An offshoot of the Nightingale's Medical Trust, this 71-bed facility houses a memory clinic, and offers day care, short- and long-term care for patients."....
"Initial assessment,...
"Caregiver training,...
"Patient negotiation,...
"No cure yet,...
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