Ageism is a discrimination that is often overlooked and not highly thought about among our society. The small discriminations that we might not even think about go unmoved when it comes to noticing our elders and respecting them as they respected their older generations. There are many ageism acts that include age discriminations at a job of employment, to being forgotten about at a doctor's office, to be turned down for medical help or aide because of a disability. A huge discrimination that is overlooked is the sick elderly, and more specifically elders who are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. .
Recently, a discriminatory practice through Medicare affected people with AD. When a patient was diagnosed with AD or any form of dementia, carriers of Medicare restricted or even denied medical services immediately after prognosis of the client. Even though patients without AD were covered and benefited. This is one example of discrimination of a person affected by AD immediately after being told they have it. Medicare recognized the discrimination, and is working to eliminate those ageism acts with AD patients. (alzgmd.org).
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a horrible, incurable disease that a patient afflicted with it, will eventually die from. It slowly degenerates memory cognition to the point the brain will eventually forget how to swallow, tie shoes, and eventually to breathe. There are seven different stages/phases of this disease and each one progressively gets worse and worse. The duration of the disease often varies from three years to twenty. The parts of the brain that the disease controls are what deal with memory abilities, thinking skills, and eventually will kill the cells in the regions of the brain. People with dementia also experience changes in personality, behaviorally problems, anxiety, delusions and hallucinations. (alz.org).
Only now, research and efforts are being made to find cures, but at least try to find medication that will "slow down" the rapid deterioration.
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