Family caregiver asks how to handle it when her mother challenges her answers and doesn’t trust that she has her best interests. Caregiver Question My mom lives with us and h[...]
Linda E. Austin’s’ Poems that come to Mind is a little treasure of short poems “for those who love someone with dementia” (subtitle). Daughter Austin writes[...]
Celebrate the love of caregivers everywhere who are always near to help and comfort. Back at school? As I looked up from my dinner plate, I gazed through the window that looked ont[...]
Martha Stettinius’ Inside the Dementia Epidemic–A Daughter’s Memoir [TCV Update 9/17/2024 URL to InsideDementia no longer available.] is a deeply personal account[...]
The number of people living with dementia in the UK is increasing as it is worldwide. In the U.S., we’ve witnessed a 35% increase in the last dozen years–from 4 million[...]
Long-distance Caregiver in Ontario, Canada asks: How do I go about having my 93-year old aunt with dementia assessed? She does not want to leave her home. Yet, her neighbors (who r[...]
Guest post by Norm McNamara I am often asked, “What, in layman’s terms, is dementia?” I often answer it this way, especially at this time of year. If you can imagine a Christmas tr[...]
Guest post by Jessica Burns for DFGS Three years ago, Shauney Recke founded DRUM FOR GOODNESS SAKE (DFGS), an organization created to encourage drumming as an activity and as a for[...]
Guest post by Albert Medical Devices (now Melio Leg Bag) (AMD). AMD addresses incontinence and dementia and offers a dignified alternative for reducing accidents. English-language [...]
Never will Forget is a memorable music video tribute by Ian Calvert to his late father-in-law, John Cramb. I’ll never forget seeing my father-in-law deteriorate from being a [...]
Guest blogger Julie Davis of ParentGiving.com shares 6 tips in her home safety guide for loved ones with Alzheimer’s. Guest Post by Julie Davis Not everyone with Alzheimer’s [...]
Listen to CARE for the Changing Faces of Dementia [Audio no longer available] an 18-minute podcast on WJJQ overviewing an upcoming CARE conference with Brenda Avadian and Linda Sc[...]
