Husband to keep looking for a room to share with his wife. Family Caregiver, Sally in San Antonio, Texas, updates The Caregiver’s Voice (edited). (First, read Spouse with dementia can’t share room in assisted living with well-spouse.) UPDATE: Sally: Thank you for your prompt reply. We had the [...]
Spouse with dementia can’t share room in assisted living with well-spouse. Family Caregiver, Sally in San Antonio, Texas, writes to Ask the Caregiver’s Voice (edited). Sally: My dad, age 89, has been caring for his wife of many years. During the past two years, he’s been caring for her w[...]
Thirty years ago, Ross Campbell’s wife, Pat, had cancer. She was diagnosed with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration. Pat’s mental and physical functioning deteriorated slowly over the next twenty-five years. She lost her hand-eye coordination, and her ability to walk and think. Her pe[...]
Medicare has launched a new preventive care campaign that includes improved resources for caregivers. Washington, D.C., June 30, 2011 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a nationwide public outreach campaign – including a letter to doctors and a new public service a[...]
…One Step at a Time There are 53 million “informal” caregivers in this country. These caregivers are not paid or considered professionals. Rather, they are extraordinary individuals who care for people in their lives and help with a variety of needs every day. You and I are perfect[...]
Once again, The Caregiver’s Voice invites Nominations for Caregiver of the Month in order to recognize deserving family and professional caregivers. As mentioned in an earlier post… To the World You May Be One Person But to One Person You are the World When you place yourself in your lov[...]
Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. One time I arrived in the middle of the night for a pick up at a building that was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away. But I had s[...]
WOW, Coming Home is a great how-to manual on caregiving toward the end of life. Author, Deborah Duda deals with troublesome issues with humor and common sense. She tells stories about what she has seen and how she has dealt with potentially difficult issues. She does not preach at nor try to influen[...]
If you missed it last year, here’s the link to Martin Avadian’s identity crisis when I wished him a Happy Father’s Day in “Who’s the father?” Appreciate him while he’s still here After my father had been living in a nursing home for several years, Alzheimer&[...]
One afternoon, during a tour of an assisted living community, where I was scheduled to speak later that evening, my host invited me to the activity room. She suggested I watch how the residents were engaged in activities, while she excused herself to assist a resident. I saw men and women occupied, [...]
The Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Act draws attention to greater NIH funding directed to Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association makes it easy for you to have YOUR VOICE HEARD by clicking on then completing the easy-to-use form at: Ask your Representative to Cosponsor the AlzheimerR[...]
My eighty-two-year-old grandmother had Alzheimer’s. Most often she would refer to my Mama as He. I had gone over to Mama’s house to help out with Grandmother. While helping Grandmother, Mama and I were discussing Father’s Day. Without her hearing aids, Grandmother was hard-of-hearing and was feeling[...]
