Holiday Stress: How To Keep Calm
The holiday season isn’t always easy—especially for caregivers balancing family traditions with the ongoing demands of caregiving. This blog
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Oct 3
Dementia-Friendly Halloween: Tips for a Safe and Enjoyable Celebration
Learn how to create a dementia-friendly Halloween with tips to ensure your loved one enjoys the festivities safely and comfortably.
May 14
Living with Dementia: Preparing for Severe Weather – Part 2
This is the second in a two-part series about how to prepare for severe weather if you have loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
May 14
Living with Dementia: Preparing for Severe Weather – Part 1
You and the elderly loved ones you care for can prepare for severe weather. Here's where to start.
Sep 8, 2023
Dementia and Cognitive Decline Create Heightened Risk for Solo Agers
According a new study, when older Americans have dementia or other forms of cognitive impairment and live alone, the risks are significant.
May 26, 2023
When Home is No Longer the Best Option
If a loved one is diagnosed with dementia, is it possible for them to live out their years in their current home?
Feb 8, 2023
Never Underestimate a Person Living with Dementia
This man taught Joshua Hunter an important lesson about dementia--and about life.
Dec 14, 2022
Holiday Travel and Dementia
If you have a loved one with dementia who will be accompanying you on a trip during the holidays, give these tips a try.
Jan 10, 2022
GUEST COLUMN: When Care Turns to Concern
If you noticed something a little "off" with elderly loved ones after seeing them over the holidays, here's what you can do.
Jan 7, 2022
You’re Wanting to Know Who I Am
There are times when someone living with dementia doesn’t know me or calls me other people and curses when I tell them I am me!
Mar 12, 2021
How to Respond to Unfounded Accusations When Dementia Is Involved
Have you ever been accused of lying or stealing, even though you were just looking to help?
Dec 28, 2020
Making Sense of Sundowning
When you care for a person with dementia, it doesn’t take long before you hear someone whisper the expression, “He’s sundowning.”
Aug 10, 2020
Dementia and Racism
What happens when dementia and racism collide? The results usually aren't pretty.
Jun 23, 2020
Racism: A Ticking Time Bomb in Dementia Care?
What happens when racism and dementia intersect in an elderly loved one?
Apr 28, 2020
Dementia and COVID-19
People around the world are struggling to understand the global pandemic that COVID-19 has created.
Feb 10, 2020
GUEST COLUMN: Depression and Dementia
What if you were hurting deeply inside but didn’t know how to tell anyone? That's the predicament faced by man with dementia.
Dec 10, 2019
Why You Need a Dementia Safety Plan
How can you keep your loved one safe? Creating a dementia safety plan is a great place to start.
Oct 8, 2019
Tips for Halloween and Dementia Patients
Scary costumes, extra visitors, candy concerns, Halloween decorations, trick-or-treating, and spooky sounds can create agitation.
Sep 10, 2019
Types of Dementias and How They Differ
There is in fact a difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s which is important to understand. Dementia is a general, umbrella term.
Jul 30, 2019
The Medical Appointment – Be Prepared
The nurse said, “Good morning, I will be taking your blood pressure first.” “No!” Betty said. “You are not!”
May 1, 2019
Curious About the Relationship between Cannabis and Dementia?
As with so many medications and drugs, it really is a buyer/manager beware situation. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
Mar 19, 2019
Dana Hentschel Earns PAC Trainer Certification
Dana Hentschel has earned the Certified Independent Trainer designation for the Positive Approach® to Care .
Jan 12, 2019
Six New Year’s Resolutions for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
If you're caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's, this 2008 article by Paula Spencer Scott is every bit as relevant now as it was then.
Jan 8, 2019
How to Take Care of Yourself after a Dementia Diagnosis
If you receive a dementia diagnosis, what should you do next? This article offer a few tips.
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