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2014英语四级听力练习慢速3.15(1)

　　Phone App Developed to Assist Alzheimers Caregivers

　　Alzheimers disease is mostly a condition of old age. Since life expectancy is getting longer around the world, the number of people affected by the brain disease is expected to triple in some countries by the middle of the century. People with Alzheimers often have other medical needs that require the services of numerous health care professionals. Caregivers often have a hard time keeping up with all the medical information.

　　More and more, family members are being called on to help care for loved ones with Alzheimers. It is a responsibility for which most people are unprepared. This is why the Hebrew Home, a private health care group in Riverdale, New York, developed an iPhone and iPad application called Balance.

　　The app offers caregivers advice on recognizing symptoms and on feeding, bathing and providing a healthy environment for the patient. It can be bought on the Internet for four dollars. David Pomeranz is Hebrew Homes program development director, and he created Balance.

　　It is not easy and we hope this will make it a little easier for people.

　　The Hebrew Home is a not-for-profit organization that provides care to 75,000 patients throughout New York City.

　　We are dealing with their family members because, as a philosophy, we feel that we need to care for the caregiver equally in our care needs the clients themselves, since if the caregiver does not have the proper supports, they simply cannot be a caregiver.