Chris Hartzog » dementia

Music And The Alzheimer's Mind

chartzog — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:21:38 +0000

I found a great post over at “Senior Home Care Information” called “Alzheimer’s: Old music, new songs” with a couple of paragraphs I have reposted below. This article caught my eye because when I have sung and performed at nursing homes I too have witnessed this very same phenomenon. Previously unresponsive residents suddenly perk [...]

New Alzheimer’s Research Published

chartzog — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:45:47 +0000

The National Institutes of Health is reporting this month that researchers have made significant progress in coming up with a test to both diagnose Alzheimer’s earlier as well as to monitor the progress of the disease over time. “This effort may open the door to the discovery of an entire panel of cerebrospinal fluid [...]

Increased Risk of Death in Elderly Patients Taking Conventional Antipsychotics for Dementia

chartzog — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:55:20 +0000

The FDA has issued new warnings that conventional antipsychotic drugs can increase the risk of death in elderly patients with dementia. You can view the FDA health warning video here.

FDA is requiring that “conventional” antipsychotic drugs carry a boxed warning stating that these drugs increase the risk of death when they are used [...]

Music for Alzheimer's and Autism All at Once

chartzog — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:04:25 +0000

I sang at the Clare Bridge at Silver Lake Alzheimer’s/Memory Care facility on Sunday, August 3rd. Not only was my audience a group of residents living with Alzheimers and dementia, but my daughter who is on the autism spectrum attended along with my wife. I have read that people living with memory impairments such [...]

Refining My Niche

chartzog — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:37:50 +0000

As time has gone along, I have seen more clearly that I cannot be all things to all people. I guess we each have our unique calling and journey we undertake as the body needs many different individual members in order to survive. So it is with me. I am finding that the thing [...]

Musing Mana 5 – Always There

chartzog — Sun, 11 May 2008 06:49:01 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day!

I recorded this song very quickly – it was actually recorded in my garage, with me sitting on a stool in front of my workbench with a tape recorder! But, in spite of that, I liked it so much, I decided that I didn’t want to change a thing. This is [...]

Musing Mana 3 – Live at Clare Bridge

chartzog — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:56:27 +0000

I just finished up playing another show at Clare Bridge at Silver Lake. What a lovely facility! This was a fun show and a great way to warm up on a chilly afternoon. We all had fun doing a sing along to “You Are My Sunshine” – Thanks Governor Jimmie Davis and the [...]