“Walking You Home” Underscores Dignity of Life
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Two Parents with Dementia: How Do We Cope?
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My mom and dad both have dementia. I am all alone taking care of them since my sister passed away I have no one to help me. I get sad and frustrated with them both. How do I deal with my feelings?
These are powerful words from one Agingcare.com fo...
These are powerful words from one Agingcare.com fo...
Holidays and Guilt Free Imprefection
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How Do People Pay for In-home Care?
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Dear Carol: My mom needs more help than I can provide. I’d like to get someone to go into her home for a few hours a day, but I don’t know how to pay for this. – Linda
Dear Linda: In-home care agencies are a good way to find flexible care for peo...
Dear Linda: In-home care agencies are a good way to find flexible care for peo...
The Emotional Side of Moving Your Elderly Parent
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Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home. Our home is our castle - a shelter from the storm. These old sayings and many more indicate how most of us emotionally view our home. For most of us, the feeling is less about how large or how fanc...
Alzheimer's Video a Powerful Reminder
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High Tech Systems Help Keep Track of Wanderers
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Wandering is a huge issue for many caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease. The biggest problem may be that one never knows when the urge to wander will hit the person with the disease. Even if the care receiver has never wandered before, wh...
"I Still Do" Alzheimer's Book Powerful Imagery
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Dear Readers: There are books, and there are books. I get many sent to me to review, way more than I can give attention to. However, when a publicist asked permission to send, “I Still Do: Loving and Living with Alzheimer’s,” by Judith Fox to me, ...
Mind Body Medicine: Can This Help a Caregiver?
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Dr. Dean Shrock is convinced that mind and body work together when it comes to health. Two of his books, Doctor’s Orders: Go Fishing and Why Love Health: Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine are interesting treatises explaining the science (hard and soft) be...
