The holidays are a great time to spend with your closest friends and family – the people you love most. If your loved one is affected by Alzheimer’s, it can make enjoying the holidays difficult – especially if they do not understand what is happening or may not know everyone in the house. Here are …
Tips for Celebrating the Holidays When a Loved One Has Alzheimer’s Read More »
When your loved one has dementia, communicating with them may become challenging. Unfortunately, as dementia is progressive, communication usually becomes more difficult with time. Your loved one may experience the inability to understand or express their thoughts, which can be very frustrating and overwhelming for them and yourself. Having the right strategies for communicating with …
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If you have ageing parents, you may conclude that they require home care. Learning the options and making the right decisions for their well-being can feel overwhelming, but sitting down with them and talking it over is a good step towards doing what is best for their needs. When you believe they need home care, …
When family members first start to consider home care for their senior loved ones, they can quickly become overwhelmed with all the available information on home care and home care services. At times, it becomes challenging to separate the truth from bias or misinformation. In this article, we will discuss 5 common misconceptions about home …
Alzheimer’s and dementia are a devastating and scary disease that affect the person afflicted with it as well as the entire family. It is bad enough to watch a senior loved one start to forget important aspects of their life, but it can become really traumatic if they start to wander. Wandering seniors have been …
Ways to Prevent Wandering in Seniors with Dementia and Alzheimer’s Read More »
We all forget things from time to time. We might forget where we put our car keys, someone’s name, or the fact that we had a hair appointment scheduled. When it happens occasionally, we barely give it a second thought. But when we notice that we – or a family member – seems to be …
