How do Eldercare Companies like Tribeca Deal with...
23rd Sep 2025
How do Eldercare Companies like Tribeca Deal with Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
How do Eldercare Companies like Tribeca Deal with Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
Tribeca Eldercare and Dementia Management
Tribeca Eldercare is Kolkata’s Largest Eldercare Provider. Over our journey of more than 10 years and dealing with more than 30,000 elders – we have faced a quite a few instances of having to deal with the onset of dementia in ageing Members.
This is natural, as a certain percentage of older people will develop symptoms of cognitive decline if there are underlying factors of health, genetic predisposition, or co-morbidities such a high blood pressure and diabetes. This is the situation the world over.
Tribeca’s learning curve has covered the training and development of trained care-givers, associating with a reputed geriatrician who can assess the condition of elderly patients, bringing on board a trained psychologist, and constantly expanding the knowledge and bandwidth of our entire chain of Care Managers at all levels.
But, there is a long way to go and moving forward, having access to the knowledge and resources of global associations such as Alzheimer’s Disease International is a privilege. We acknowledge with thanks, ADI’s generous response to our request to use their materials. https://www.alzint.org/about/
What is Dementia?
“Dementia is an umbrella term for a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain and impact on memory, thinking, behaviour and emotion.
The most common is Alzheimer’s disease, which affects 50-60% of people with dementia. Other types of dementia include vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia and fronto-temporal dementia. Dementia can also sometimes affect people who are under the age of 65. This is known as young onset dementia.
Our brains are made up of over 86 billion nerve cells – more than the stars in the Milky Way. Dementia damages nerve cells so they are no longer able to communicate effectively and this impacts on how our body functions.
Specific Symptoms May Include
The specific symptoms a person living with dementia experiences will depend upon what parts of the brain are affected and/or the specific disease that is causing their dementia. Symptoms may include:
- loss of memory
- difficulty in finding the right words or understanding what people are saying
- difficulty in performing previously routine tasks
- personality and mood changes
Although each person will experience dementia in their own way, eventually those affected will be unable to care for themselves and need help with all aspects of daily life. Dementia is the leading cause of disability and dependency among the elderly. Dementia affects more than 55 million people worldwide, with a new case of dementia occurring somewhere in the world every 3 seconds.
Dementia can also affect individuals under the age of 65 (young onset dementia). Greater awareness and understanding of dementia is important to challenge the myths and misconceptions that surround the condition. There is currently no cure for most types of dementia, but treatment and support are available”.
Call Tribeca Eldercare If You need Care for a Dementia Patient
Call +91 80622 55100 to find out more.
This article has been written by
Anuradha Bhattacharjee
Communications Consultant with Tribeca Eldercare
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