Former caregiver Shirley Jenkins shared this funny Food Fight story in Finding the JOY in Alzheimer’s: When Tears are Dried with Laughter When my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I was fortunate to be able to place her in a nursing home about five minutes away from where I lived. This al[...]
A self-effacing author pays respect to her mother who defied convention. In 2011, author Tinky Weisblat began a one-year quest to journal her experiences caring for her 92-year old mother Jan (Taffy) Weisblat who was living with dementia. She includes photos and recipes throughout Pulling Taffy R[...]
Caregiverlist Announces Senior Caregiver Summer Photo Contest Winners Caregivers, Certified Nursing Aides, and Certified Home Health Aides submitted a photo of themselves with their senior client to the Caregiverlist Summer Photo Contest for Senior Caregivers on Facebook this summer. The top 3 voted[...]
Dr. Richard Taylor who lives with dementia was diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He underwent surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. “Going under” was an experience that taught him a lot, most importantly, to never repeat the experience. Dr. Richard Taylor’s TIPS on How to keep fro[...]
The Care Instinct Flowers within Us Guest post by Andrea Hurley When someone gets to 95 years old, many usual tasks become difficult or even impossible to do. One of them is getting up after a fall. The implications can be stark, even life threatening. I’ve learned through a few terrifying experienc[...]
Do you have any travel plans for the rest of the year? The late comedian, George Carlin, has visited places many places during his career, but his unique perspective of each of the following destinations is worth enjoying: I have been in many places, but I’ve never been in Cahoots. Apparently,[...]
To keep up with the news about different topics, I receive Google Alerts – in this case, for the word Alzheimer. Each week I scan the headlines and click on those that interest me. This week, I was taken aback by the topic threading through many of the headlines Google’s algorithm[...]
Lewy Body Dementia Association to host a webinar - Caring for the Caregiver, Strategies for Healthy Living and Coping Link: Lewy Body Dementia Symptom Checklist[...]
How often do we caregivers celebrate the special days in our lives? Today is my birthday. It was also my father’s birthday. I wanted to make my father’s birthday special. Even though Alzheimer’s had caused him to not remember, my husband and I celebrated each of my father’s b[...]
Caregiver “Angel Elaine” is behind Norman McNamara’s worldwide advocacy efforts. After her husband, affectionately called Norrms, was diagnosed with dementia at age 50 and later with Lewy body disease, she’s been on a roller coaster of caring interspersed with travel and appearances. One[...]
Imagine looking in the mirror today and seeing yourself 50 years ago (assuming you’re old enough!) Tom Hussey, commercial photographer, didn’t imagine; he combined these images into an award-winning campaign for Novartis’ Exelon Patch, used for the treatment of mild to moderate Alz[...]
A diagnosis of dementia can be devastating, to you, your family, and all who care for you. Should you ever face this diagnosis personally or with a loved one, personal financial and health care decisions will become more difficult as the disease progresses. What if there was a way to resolve these i[...]
