Adult Diapers Total 7% of U.S. Landfill Waste – How You Can Be a Part of the Solution Guest post by Mandy Harrell With Earth Day and Arbor Day right around the corner, it’s time to[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 Patricia Moore for Lowe’s Accessibility in a home–both indoors and out–helps people maintain independence while ensuring safety and security. Simple chang[...]
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 [...]
Care for the Changing Faces of Dementia takes a look at how caregivers can navigate the caregiving continuum. Part 1: The Visit We have little idea what’s ahead when a loved one ne[...]
Molly Best Tinsley gives us a touching memoir of a family’s passages through life in Entering the Blue Stone. [TCV Update 11-5-2023 URL yields a 404 error] Bill Best was [...]
Karen Shiffert created the Bed Sled™ to help make her job easier as primary caregiver for her 84-year old husband of 30-plus years. Don has been living with Parkinson’s disease sin[...]
Addressing Dementia Caregivers “Hidden Grief” Guest Post by Eleanor Silverberg, BA Psych, MSW, RSW Family members of people with dementia experience a series of ambiguous losses du[...]
Kevin Sharpe, director of the Center for Body-Mind Therapy, used Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy while being a caregiver for his father. His 77-page book helps caregivers take care of [...]
