 | Roselyn Schmidt, R.N.,
partnering with husband Don and son Kent, designed, own, manage and operate Chaucer Estates, Retirement and Assisted Living. Since 1967, the Schmidt's have owned five nursing homes, managing and operating the facilities as a family. In 1986, they built Andover Health Care, and in 1995 became part owners of Park West in West Wichita, until the 1998 flood, leading them to create Chaucer Estates. Most recently, the Schmidt family has opened their newest retirement and assisted living facility in Overland Park, KS, "Rose Estates". Since 1955, Rose has enjoyed a vast nursing career, raised six children, and presently serves as Admissions, and oversees marketing at Chaucer Estates. You can reach Rose at (316) 630-8111, or visit Chaucer Estates at 10550 E. 21st North, in East Wichita. |
Senior Living
2005-11-01 16:19:00
Is Alzheimer’s curable?
ANSWER: You may have discovered that many names have been given to the symptoms of memory loss and loss of thinking and reasoning capacity in adults. Commonly used terms include, organic brain syndrome, senility, hardening of arteries and chronic brain syndrome. Your doctor may say, "Alzheimer's disease, multi-infract disease, senile dementia, or pre-senile dementia".Alzheimer's disease is the most frequent cause of irreversible dementia in adults. The name "Alzheimer's" comes from the man Dr. Alzheimer, who, through brain autopsies, discovered the damaging and degenerative impact of the disease on the neuro-structures in the brain. The cause of the illness is not presently known and physicians do not yet know of any way to stop or cure it.Getting medical help for the impaired person is extremely important. Physicians, neuro-psychologists, social workers, nurses, recreational, occupational and physical therapists are all highly trained and have skills which complement those of the others. They can work together first to evaluate the impaired person and then to help with ongoing care.We all look forward, with good reason, to an end to the war, in the form of a cure, against Alzheimer's disease.
