When a senior can no longer live independently, before considering placement in an assisted living facility or nursing home, family members should consider all available options.
How a caregiver can help to a senior suffuring with Dental Phobia.
Jacqueline Marcell barely survived caring for her elderly parents, both with Alzheimer’s which went undiagnosed for over a year. But after fighting through an unsympathetic medical system she figured everything out medically and behaviorally.
This article analyses the caregiving needs for the growing elderly population and also explains the difficulties of caregiving
This is a story about my father going through every closet in the house. I thought he was on a cleaning frenzy, but it turned out he was saying goodbye.
Getting a person with any type of dementia to take a bath if often a very frustrating experience for both the person with dementia and the caregiver. I have a few tips to help.
This single chapter of CONFESSIONS OF A CAREGIVER, WHEN ALZHEIMER’S COMES TO YOUR HOME explains how caregiving continues day after day, with no end in sight.
“Alive in Fear” is an excerpt from “The Caregiver’s Compass: How To Navigate With Balance & Effectiveness Using Mindful Caregiving.” It offers guidance in how to stay balanced and moving forward, despite the emotional challenges that arise.
The following six recommendations will help you understand what may be happening to your parents as they age – and what you can do to help.
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We all want to think our loved one’s doctors are infallible. We’d like to think our loved one’s doctors know everything there is to know about treating our loved one’s particular conditions.
Fear surrounds Alzheimer’s, nobody wants it, everybody is afraid of it. Families of people who have it are afraid of what they see happening. How can we over come the fear?
