Adding palliative care and hospice to your dementia plan
It’s hard to know what are the best care options to provide for your loved one, especially as they get...
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Difficult behaviors: bathing and personal hygiene
As with most things related to Alzheimer’s caregiving, dealing with behavioral symptoms requires planning, simplification and patience. As Alzheimer’s progresses,...
What if you are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s who is not a loved one?
We had an interesting article sent to us about a topic we hear about from time to time: caring for...
Preserving Memories
For people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, yesterday can be difficult to recall, but yesteryear can still be...
Talking to Kids about Alzheimer’s Disease
The rule of thumb when talking to kids about Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), is to be simple and honest, try and...
Visiting the Doctor with Your Loved One
Prior to any diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, you may feel that a loved one is having memory related...
Long-Distance Caregiving: Keeping Involved and Planning Visits
According to the 2012 Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures Report there are 1.4 to 2.3 million long distance caregivers today, depending...
Summer Travel – Structure vs. Spontaneity!
We hear from a lot of people about the challenges of traveling. While traveling can be a wonderful respite for...
