Moving into assisted living or a memory care community can be hard on both the person and their family. The good news is there is much family members can do to ease the transition. Here are 8 tips that will bring more ease into the initial assisted living experience: Help set up the room.
Read More →Dementia is not an illness, but rather a group of hundreds of diseases with different and sometimes common symptoms. Yet, every day I come across caregivers and persons with a dementia diagnosis, whose only knowledge of the condition affecting them is, “He has (or I have) dementia.” This happens at all stages of dementia,.
Read More →“One, Two, Three, Four, Five, . . .” Counting helps her make sense of the world around her. Her name is Sandy and I make sure to sit down next to her during the morning mindful check in at the adult day program. Other elders in the group give her dirty looks. They have.
Read More →It helps to step back and look at the big picture of dementia caregiving. Here are some facts worth pondering regarding the situation of the 15 million Americans currently providing care to a loved one with dementia – from the 2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report: 70% caregivers are women. 56% are 55.
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