It’s a little discussed, yet important issue that affects those with living with Alzheimer’s. Love. Romantic love, to be more specific. No matter what relationship it is, it demands love. Love and feelings of caring and romance are important and…
It’s important to keep those with Alzheimer’s or dementia both mentally and physically stimulated. Ultimately the question comes down to: how to keep someone with dementia happy. So how can family caregivers do this? How To Keep Someone With Dementia…
It’s one thing to read about dementia. It’s another to actually experience living with dementia. To actually have to care for a loved one with dementia. And to have to deal with the all the little things, on a daily…
A daughter asked us about her mom with Alzheimer’s who accused her of stealing. It’s a question that gets to an unfortunate reality of Alzheimer’s disease (and other forms of dementia). One of the common issues those with dementia have…
Senior moments happen to the best of us. Those momentary memory lapses as we age that can happen from day to day. Misplacing your glasses. Forgetting the day of the week. Trouble recalling someone’s name. Losing your car keys or…
Caring for someone with dementia or Alzheimer’s can be an all-consuming task. And, unfortunately, one of the first things most caregivers neglect is themselves. If you’ve cared for someone with dementia, it’s easy to understand why this is. Making time…
Increased confusion. Leading to agitation in dementia… Panic… Aggression. As dementia or Alzheimer’s progresses, agitation in dementia patients is one of the common issues caregivers likely have to deal with. For a family member/primary caregiver, these episodes of confusion can…
Dealing with Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is a heavy burden to bear. Not just for the one suffering from the condition. But for their children and, especially, their spouse too. As dementia progresses, it brings on new sets of obstacles…
Here’s an interesting question. And one that gets to one of the lesser known side effects of dementia and Alzheimer’s. It comes from a man who’s wife has dementia. She keeps insisting that they ‘go home’ to the place where…
We hear questions about caring for elderly parents quite often. These are questions like: “It’s obvious Dad can no longer care for Mom by himself.” (Or maybe it’s Mom caring for Dad.) “How can we get him to accept the…
