How To Best Communicate With Dementia Patients- A Family Caregiver’s Guide
As a family caregiver, you do more than just help someone physically. You also have to be able to communicate and connect with them. It’s about being patient, kind… It’s about learning to talk in their language, Which I know is easier said than done. But that’s why I wrote this article! Sometimes a simple […]
What To Do When Caring for a Person Who Has Dementia, Viciously Affects You
If you’re caregiving for someone close to you that suffers from dementia and you currently feel sad, alone, despaired, or even angry, guilty, and hopeless…
The 21 Most Common Stress-Related Questions Caregivers are Desperately Asking
You may be surprised what some caregivers consider to be challenging or difficult as they care for a loved one on a daily basis! Want to see if your day is anything like theirs?
How To Tell if Your Mom or Dad Have Alzheimer’s Disease
Did you know that less than half (45%) of Seniors diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or their caregiver are aware they have it?
How To Have Your Elderly Parents Properly Cared For Without Going Broke in The Process
Your Mother has Alzheimer’s. She needs around-the-clock supervision and help at home. Her insurance doesn’t cover it and you can’t afford a Nursing Home nor care for her full-time. What’s Your Next Move?
Why it’s Totally Ok To Shamelessly Lie, Cajole, and Steal From Your Elderly Parents
…a one minute read I asked you a few posts ago to “forget logic” with a parent suffering from Alzheimer’s or Dementia …didn’t I? We all know that lying and stealing are generally bad things, and you are right, under normal circumstances telling lies is pretty much a bad personal policy in general. Except, there’s nothing normal […]
My Mother Doesn’t Know Who I am!
This is going to be a tough one guys… there’s no easy way out or around it, only through it. As Dementia percolates through your Mom’s brain, it systematically destroys everything in its path, every cell containing every memory, and every memory linking to precious moments …until it eventually gets to those neurons where memories […]
Gadgets That Make Life Simpler For People with Dementia and Alzheimer’s
If there’s a group of people that can benefit from new ideas, inventions and technologies to help cope with day to day needs… These are Dementia and Alzheimer’s patients and their families.
Living with Dementia -6 Tips for Caregivers
…a 3 min read Caregiving for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia it’s like an Iron Man race you can’t train for, and where tempo and speed shift on you with no heads up, warning, and you have to be ready. Needless to say caregiving for someone with dementia will either evolve you as […]
Noise Pollution: A Health Hazard in Elder Care
Be aware of noise pollution when caring for the elderly. In my last post, I wrote about music as a beneficial form of therapy for the elderly who suffer from memory disorders, which begs the question: what about the sounds of everyday life? The Environmental Protection Agency explains the consequences of unwanted and disturbing sound, which […]
