Imagine you wake up to find your front door open and your autistic child is missing. Or maybe granddad has… Read more »
Category: Alzheimer’s Care Articles
Tips for Moving a Senior
Although most adult children have good intentions when choosing to move a loved one to an assisted living center or… Read more »
Powers of Attorney: The First Step in Life Planning
A problem that I often see in dealing with elderly persons or their families is that many of them have… Read more »
Perspectives from Professionals Caring for Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neuro-degenerative brain disorder. It affects 5.2 million Americans and 25 million people worldwide…. Read more »
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month
Candlelight Reflections will honor all those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders as well as all family caregivers. We… Read more »
Getting Help with Transitioning Older Adults
Transitioning older adults was most commonly an activity executed by adult children, siblings or friends up until the last five… Read more »
Family Caregiver Meetings
How can you make life easier for yourself and the family member for whom you have responsibility? According to experts,… Read more »
Downsizing Yourself, Relocating a Loved One? Where Do You Begin?
What I hear most often in my professional life is “where do I begin?” This question resonates throughout my conversations… Read more »
Connecting with the Person Inside Alzheimer’s
There is so much that apparently drives us apart as human beings. Yet with all our differences, we humans bond… Read more »
Care Community Choices Descriptions
Alzheimer’s Care Alzheimer’s Care / Special Care communities offer care specifically for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Assisted… Read more »
