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Woman visiting senior for the holiday | Caregiver Tips for the Holidays

November 21, 2024 | Est. 4min.

Caregivers of Seniors – Here’s Your Holiday To-Do List!

As if being a family caregiver wasn’t busy enough, the upcoming holiday season presents additional responsibilities that can feel…

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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

June 25, 2019 | Est. 6min.

How to Talk to Your Parents About Dementia

When you were a child, your mother and father explained difficult things to you and provided for your care.…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

June 13, 2019 | Est. 5min.

Transitioning Your Loved One Into Memory Care

You and your family have done your best, but dementia is taking your Mother’s cognitive abilities. Many of the…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

June 6, 2019 | Est. 7min.

How to Plan for the Future with a Loved One with Dementia

Though medical researchers are developing tests to detect dementia earlier, today it may take years for the symptoms to…
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Health & Wellness

March 25, 2019 | Est. 7min.

Our Brains Need Exercise, Too

The basics of heart health have been drilled into our brains: Eat less saturated fat. Keep moving. Know your…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

January 23, 2019 | Est. 6min.

Treating Dementia Behaviors Without Drugs

Most people think of dementia as affecting memory and cognition, and it certainly does. But some of the most…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

January 15, 2019 | Est. 4min.

How to Improve Your Relationship with a Loved One Living with Dementia

A loved one has dementia. Their capacity to reason and remember is changing, diminishing their ability to communicate and…
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Assisted Living

January 10, 2019 | Est. 7min.

Avoid These Missteps When Choosing an Assisted Living Community

As senior loved ones age, emotionally difficult decisions have to be made about their future care, including choosing an…
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Assisted Living

November 27, 2018 | Est. 7min.

When You Are Shamed for Moving a Parent into a Senior Care Community

Beth came up to me, tears in her eyes. “My cousins came into town,” she lamented. Normally this would…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

May 29, 2018 | Est. 8min.

When Dementia is Misdiagnosed: Frontotemporal Dementia

Marriage problems take many couples by surprise. But Deborah Dolan was caught particularly unaware when her husband Todd began…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

May 24, 2018 | Est. 5min.

How Seniors Can Proactively Promote Memory Health

As seniors age, the emphasis placed on stimulating their brains, or engaging in “memory health,” becomes increasingly important. However,…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

May 3, 2018 | Est. 4min.

When a Senior Doesn’t Realize Having Dementia

Both of Kathy Kling’s parents, who are divorced, have Alzheimer’s. Kling recently talked with her mother, Karen Kelly, about…
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Alzheimer’s & Dementia

March 20, 2018 | Est. 7min.

Would You Want to Know Your Risk of Alzheimer’s?

If one of your parents suffers with Alzheimer’s disease, what does that mean for your own prognosis? Would you…
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