According to the Met Life Market Survey of Long-Term Care Costs, in 2001 the vast majority (87%) of nursing homes provided Alzheimer’s or dementia care for patients. While some nursing ...
Specialized care, such as that offered through dementia care units, can improve the general well being of your loved one with dementia by reducing the overall agitation he or she ...
Depending on your specific situation, you may consider a small home, or a boarding-care home for your loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. These homes differ from other nursing ...
Misunderstandings are common enough in everyday life. Whether we’re asking a stranger at a convenience store for directions or simply telling a story to our spouse, family members, or friends, ...
At one point or another, you may find that there are just not enough hours in the day to balance work, life, and the time needed to properly care for ...
While caregivers have every right to feel that providing day-to-day care for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia is exhausting, they should try their best to keep in ...
Caretakers sometimes express concern that activities such as watching television or listening to the radio have a negative impact on their loved one’s general well being. This is easily understandable, ...
One common experience of caregivers is that they often feel they’ve lost their senses of humor. The seriousness of their loved ones’ conditions, coupled with the stresses of providing constant ...
If you’re part of the “sandwich generation,” or the generation with children at home and a elder parent in need of care, then you probably spend each day wearing several ...
Sometimes a tough situation becomes even tougher, which is often the case when you receive news that a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease has developed another life-threatening medical condition. In ...