The Caregiver’s Voice Without A Voice After presenting two keynote addresses at three conferences and five workshops, I barely had a voice for the presentation below. If you [...]
Caregiver for Sweet Ann Sometimes, if we listen carefully, we’ll hear the voices with dementia. We hear Ann Williams coping in a world with Alzheimer’s. She vocalizes a[...]
Word was at Bell Tower Residence [3/3/2023: URL Updated] (BTR) in Merrill, Wisconsin, that the annual caregiver conference keynote speaker would be a resident for several days. Bey[...]
This month, The Caregiver’s Voice features curated article excerpts on the eight keys of truly confident people, learning with dementia, navigating life as an elder orphan, t[...]
Last November, I spent several nights in memory care at a residential care home. I went to the Northwoods of Wisconsin to present two keynotes and six workshops at three conference[...]
With people being diagnosed earlier and still able to speak about their experiences, The Caregiver’s Voice launched a new column called VOICES with Dementia in July of 2015. [...]
RISE offers a meaty answer to today’s short-attention spans with 7- to 15-minute inspirational video interviews with people who have been knocked down in life and got up agai[...]
As I reflect upon our 20th Anniversary online while working with caregiving families for people with dementia, I’m happy to see media covering more dementia and caregiving to[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice features a video by Roberto Carlo Chiesa of Modesto-based Alexandria Perrin Company for VOICES with Dementia. Inspired by his sister, Roberto’s sh[...]
In 1996, after my father was diagnosed with probable Alzheimer’s, there were only 3.8 million people living in the U.S. with dementia and about 16 million, worldwide. Twenty-[...]
Women Caregivers – Disproportionate Share [TCV Update 11/30/2020: The title URL no longer links to the intended content.] Worldwide, women provide 71% of care hours and many,[...]
We need to take a serious look at caregiver humor. It’s funny! Why aren’t you laughing? It’s not funny? Sure, it is funny! As caregivers, we owe it to ourselves a[...]
