Guest article by Truthful Loving Kindness Tru here. Changes are happening in America’s dementia communities. The Alzheimer’s Association and the National Institute on Aging have expanded the definition of Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). In the past three months, five friends and I have seen special[...]
Last weekend, I enjoyed an opportunity to present the keynote at the 9th Annual Texas Face to Face Caregiver Festival where 350 caregivers and even some of their loved ones gathered for a day of rejuvenation, respite, and renewal. We’re FORTUNATE, today. Yesterday, we didn’t understand caregiving fo[...]
When caregiving grows too stressful, step back and let nature’s sounds fill you with peace. Author, music composer, performer, and former caregiver, Debbie Center created a very special set of recordings in her debut music CD, In Harmony All Ways. Straight from the Northwoods where she makes her hom[...]
Technology was supposed to improve our communications—giving us more channels through which to communicate. Instead, mobile devices are creating a world of NON-communicators. We of the Boomer generation use emails to communicate and in doing so, make a conscientious effort to write a meaning-filled [...]
What’s it like living with dementia and hearing loss? My late father, Martin Avadian, lived with both hearing loss and dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. Unbeknownst to us, living in California while he lived in Wisconsin, he drove down to the Chicago area to visit his brother, became disor[...]
Guest article by Linda Schmidt A nonagenarian is a person who is 90 to 99 years old. Have you considered what would it be like if you lived to be 90? What changes will have taken place since you were a child? Nationally, the average age of an assisted living resident is about 85 with an average stay[...]
Social Connectedness is a Critical Priority for Caregivers Guest article by Jamie van den Bergh America is aging and it is affecting more than just those growing older. Thanks to advances in healthcare and technology, millions of Boomers are living longer. This brings a new and unique set of challen[...]
When incurable illness strikes or we reach a certain age, many of us begin to wonder about our legacies. What has been my contribution to the world? Will people remember me? Sometimes, we’ll take it a step further. HOW will people remember me? These are some of the questions we ponder as we sk[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice builds a bridge between care partners and people with dementia for our first VOICES with Dementia article. Beginning with a decade-long caregiver’s heartfelt piece written in his father’s voice, future posts will feature people with dementia whose VOICES must [...]
Tomorrow, July 23, 2015, The Caregiver’s Voice will be launching our new VOICES with Dementia column. Since 1998, The Caregiver’s Voice has been bringing knowledge, support, and caregiver humor to family and professional caregivers caring for people with dementia. With more people with d[...]
Guest article by EarQ Today, 48 million Americans report some degree of hearing loss. Meanwhile, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia, every 67 seconds. Now, new research is beginning to show that the two conditions have more in common than you [...]
Grieving the loss of his beloved wife of fifty years, Caregiver of the Month Don Mc Cormick and former Navy sailor was finding life hard to bear. He found few reasons to live after losing his wife last year to Lewy body dementia. One day, I was heartened to read an email he sent in reply to How the[...]
