Why waste your time on a comprehensive geriatric assessment, when you have the Internet? Do you really need a psychiatrist, neurologist, social worker, and speech therapist to tell[...]
Does the Clarity Phone Boost Volume? I was looking forward to review the Clarity phone, model BT914 [TCV Update 3/13/2023: URL to this model phone no longer available] because it i[...]
Road Scholar Offers Caregiver Grants Nationwide Guest article Sue Olsen, 60, of Dubuque, Iowa, knows firsthand the physical, emotional and financial toll it takes to serve as a pri[...]
Decluttering and Dealing with Dementia Guest article by Chris Seman and Nan Hayes For people like Laura Osorio, the dramatic increase in Alzheimer’s and dementia cases is presentin[...]
Is a Resident with a Remote IN Control? After visiting a nursing home resident who used to sit with my late father for their meals, I walked over to the nurses’ station. As the sta[...]
Sometimes, we get to know people who deserve more from life than they’re getting. Caregivers are one group of people whose role extends beyond what seems humanly possible. Yo[...]
Like walking in the shoes of a person with dementia Innovative immersive videos enabling People Without Dementia (PWoD) to experience how a Person With Dementia (PWD) perceives and[...]
What’s it like when Dad doesn’t remember? I think of all the dads who live with memory loss due to dementia. How do you feel when your father looks at you but doesnR[...]
“You don’t look like you have Alzheimer’s.” This is what Mary Howard Read hears often when speaking on behalf of the Alzheimer’s Association. Whether [...]
I attended weekly support group while caring for my father who was diagnosed with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. We felt we could go on forever when caregiving was unevent[...]
Newly retired health care executive, 69-year old Geri Taylor knew something was wrong, but she kept her composure, according to a recent feature in the New York Times. Starting as [...]
Are you cheap, frugal, or environmentally conscious? Years ago, a dear friend served as a caregiver for my father who lived with dementia. While I was away on travel, my husband to[...]
