At the Alzheimer’s nursing home where my father lived, one of the residents had some dolls. This was the first time I saw an elder focused deeply while comforting a baby doll[...]
This 7-minute video, Person-Centered Matters: Making Life Better for Someone Living with Dementia, was originally released in December 2014 as a 16-minute video. I was surprised to[...]
We often read that the leading causes of dementia include Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, Parkinson’s, mild cognitive impairment, and frontotemporal lobe dementia. Th[...]
Time to shift gears as we head into the holidays and turkeys across America remain on high alert lest they end up roasted or deep fried on millions of dinner tables. It’s a g[...]
In order to spend more time with my uncle who lived for nearly thirty years with Parkinson’s disease and to give my aunt some caregiver respite, I volunteered to drive their [...]
What’s it like living with dementia and hearing loss? My late father, Martin Avadian, lived with both hearing loss and dementia caused by Alzheimer’s. Unbeknownst to us[...]
The Caregiver’s Voice will be launching a new column called VOICES with Dementia. During the latter part of the last century (mid-to late nineties), few voices of people with demen[...]
Earlier this month I began writing for U.S. News & World Report. My first article was The Two Most Important Caregiver Tips. Caregivers for people with dementia are subject to [...]
My father died fourteen years ago on March 31, after suffering a massive stroke, which I believe was a result of Alzheimer’s. He was diagnosed with dementia when my husband a[...]
Maintaining dignity with dementia. This is what struck me while I viewed this video from The Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Malaysia (ADFM). Sometimes, it takes a different c[...]
Still Alice is a movie about Alice Howland, a happily married mother of three and a renowned Harvard linguistics professor, who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. Bas[...]
Sometimes, when ya’ hafta get away, here’s an idea for a caregiver respite. Although, it’s going to take a bit of time to plan… and then you’ll need t[...]
