Alzheimer’s Disease
Dementia & Depression: How to Combat the Difficult Combination
For those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, the chances of experiencing depression are significantly higher than their cognitively healthy peers. Out […]
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Tips on Coordinating a Team for Your Loved One’s Care
Providing full-time care for an aging parent or loved one is not easy to do without help. Especially if that loved one has a chronic […]
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Tips for Keeping Your Spouse Safe Through Challenging Dementia-Related Behaviors
If you’re caring for a spouse in mid- to late-stage dementia, you can prioritize their safety by learning about and managing the most challenging behaviors […]
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Danger & Dementia: Keeping Your Spouse Safe Through Challenging Behaviors
In the middle and later stages of dementia, symptoms often develop beyond occurrences of mild memory loss, confusion and cognitive difficulties into behaviors that are […]
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Turning Life into a Celebration for Your Loved One with Alzheimer’s
After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, the last thing to cross a family member’s mind is celebration. However, as many individuals and families have discovered, one effective […]
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Tips for Recognizing Caregiver Stress & Avoiding Depression and Burnout
If you’re busy caring for a loved one, you may become so focused on providing care that it may be difficult to realize or admit […]
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Tips for Utilizing Respite Care: Benefits for Caregivers and Loved Ones
When caring for a loved one becomes your top priority, everything else – catching up with friends, doing what brings you joy, caring for your […]
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Tips For Communicating With Loved Ones With Memory Loss
Communication with a loved one who has memory loss is a bit different than communicating with someone who doesn’t. Small changes in speech patterns and […]
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Tips for Recognizing the Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
With the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in our population, it’s more important than ever to make families aware of early symptoms of this disease. […]
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Tips for Families on Coping with Their Loved One’s Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease affects everyone it comes in contact with, especially the close family members of a person with the disease. Families facing an Alzheimer’s diagnosis […]
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