The Caregiver’s Voice had the pleasure of interviewing UK-based Norman (“Norrms”) Mc Namara for this month’s VOICES with Dementia column. Diagnosed nearly 10 years ago with dementia and treated for Alzheimer’s with near-fatal results, Norrms was later diagnosed with Lew[...]
This month’s curated articles for caregivers for people with dementia feature four excerpts: Northwestern Mutual’s C.A.R.E. Study – nearly half of future caregivers are not prepared. Homewatch Caregivers’ article comparing each finger’s role in the hands of care. The Sl[...]
Canadian, Ron Beleno, from Toronto, Ontario talks with The Caregiver’s Voice about caring for his late father with dementia for the last ten years, while innovating ways to improve the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers. He is a glass-half-full-guy who finds joy through the pow[...]
Family caregivers and caregiving professionals are a lot like mortar. While there’s far more to caregiving than cement, sand, lime, and water, caregivers hold together the bricks of care. Geotechnical-Material Engineer, Suryakanta Padhi, describes the properties of mortar. Some of these includ[...]
I was browsing for a new pair of hiking socks, at the back of a discount sporting goods store when an older man and woman settled nearby. I looked up when I heard the woman exclaim her discovery with glee. Before her was a table stacked with boxes of athletic shoes. “Now, we must look for shoes for [...]
Lifelong Florida resident, Ginny says, “As the years go by, some things don’t pop into my brain like they used to.” I was inspired to interview Ginny* after learning from Becky*, about their half-century friendship. They met when Becky was in Ginny’s high school gym class. “What was she good a[...]
Guest article by Cheryl Levin-Folio My husband, Michael, was diagnosed with younger-onset Alzheimer’s at the age of 56. It was surreal and hard to swallow, but we didn’t run away. Nor did we try to escape the stigma that accompanied the devastating news. We let it sink in and created a plan to live [...]
This month, our curated article excerpts for caregivers for people with dementia look at research regarding caregivers’ concerns, slowing the loss of executive function among people with Alzheimer’s and teaching compassion to machines in healthcare. We’ve also included a link to gu[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice reviews four books from the In 30 Minutes series for caregivers who want to take the first or next step into Genealogy, Crowdfunding, LinkedIn, or Google Drive and Docs. Genealogy Basics Are you a family caregiver who wants to trace your ancestry? Genealogy Basics In 30 M[...]
New Zealand-based husband and father of four inherits his father’s younger-onset Alzheimer’s. ENTERPRISING While participants at the Dementia New Zealand – Hawke’s Bay [Adult] Day Programme prepare to have their Thursday-morning tea, Alister Robertson steps into another room for a Zoom video c[...]
Attention-spans are declining – mine too! When I lose focus after intense periods of concentration, I start flitting from one thing to the next. Sometimes, Facebook offers momentary relief. Other times, I muse about assorted things like I did as a stressed-out caregiver juggling life and care for my[...]
