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Mills-Peninsula Dementia Treatments and Interventions

If you’ve been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, you may benefit from lifestyle changes, medication, support groups, or occupational or physical therapy. At Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, we offer a full range of services, including partnerships in the community, to help better serve an aging population.

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  • Occupational Therapy
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Care for Your Brain

A diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia impacts your entire family. While there is no cure for dementia, in the Sutter Health network, we offer a number of treatments and rehabilitation services that can sometimes help to maintain or improve a person’s mental function, manage behavioral symptoms, and make day-to-day living a bit easier. Our teams of healthcare professionals from a wide range of specialties work together to provide you and your family the best care possible.

Medication Management

Medication is one of the strategies that may be helpful for slowing the rate of cognitive decline in people with Alzheimer's disease or dementia. The only medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of dementia include:

* Cholinesterase inhibitors such as donepezil (Aricept), galantamine (Razadyne) and rivastigmine (Exelon). These medications, along with memantine (Namenda), may boost cognition, thinking and the ability carry out daily activities.

Other medications can help manage symptoms that often occur with dementia, such as confusion, agitation, anxiety, depression, mood swings, aggression, and sleep problems.

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Therapeutic Interventions

We offer a number of therapeutic interventions that can help some people with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia keep functioning well and live as independently as possible.

  • Occupational therapy can help a person maintain the ability to do practical daily activities, such as eating and dressing. An occupational therapist might also advise on how to adapt your home to make it safe for a person with dementia, such as installing grab bars, using bath chairs and adaptive eating utensils, and other modifications.
  • Physical therapy helps a person to maintain or regain muscle tone, flexibility, strength, balance and mobility, which can improve their ability to carry out tasks such as walking up stairs or getting out of bed. It can also help to decrease a person’s risk of falling.
  • Speech therapy can help a person to maintain or improve their ability to communicate, as well as help with eating, drinking, and swallowing issues.

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Alzheimer's Disease Research

Sutter Health Alzheimer's Disease Research
Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, eventually leaving the person without the ability to carry out the simplest tasks of daily living. Estimates vary, but experts suggest that as many as 5 million Americans age 65 and older have Alzheimer's disease. Research works on ways to improve diagnosis and care for Alzheimer’s disease patients, as well as focusing on a way to cure and possibly prevent it.

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Doctors at Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site.
Billy S. Gao, M.D.

Billy S. Gao, M.D.

  • Neurology

Christine Wong, M.D.

Christine Wong, M.D.

  • Neurology

Amy H. Akers, M.D.

Amy H. Akers, M.D.

  • Neurology

Brajesh Agrawal, M.D.

Brajesh Agrawal, M.D.

  • Neurology

Lawrence Y. Kim, M.D.

Lawrence Y. Kim, M.D.

  • Neurology

Joey D. English, M.D., Ph.D.

Joey D. English, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Neurology

Gary Lee, M.D.

Gary Lee, M.D.

  • Geriatric Medicine

Ilanit Spokoyny, M.D.

Ilanit Spokoyny, M.D.

  • Neurology

Zuolu Liu, M.D.

Zuolu Liu, M.D.

  • Neurology

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Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

Mills-Peninsula Medical Center

1501 Trousdale Drive

Burlingame, CA 94010

(650) 696-5400

Mills Health Center

Mills Health Center

100 South San Mateo Drive

San Mateo, CA 94401

(650) 696-5400

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