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The ‘Inner Soul’ of a Loved One Living with Dementia
All of us are capable of love and happiness on our own terms. Those terms may change with time and ability, but the capability remains. This is especially true with our loved ones living with dementia. While the terms may change from the early to late stages of dementia (and with different types of […]
A Guide to Attending Your Loved One’s Doctor Visits
You’re a caring care partner. Otherwise, why would you be there? And a big part of being there may involve attending your loved one’s doctor visits. It may become more necessary with time — especially as their medical care grows progressively complex due to serious illness, memory and comprehension issues, or even routine difficulties associated […]
Common Alzheimer’s and Dementia Behaviors: Poor Reasoning & Judgment
We develop skills in reasoning and judgment our whole lives. In most healthy individuals, the brain becomes a powerful decision-making machine from our toddler years when we first learn not to touch a hot stove, to our teenage years when we learn how to drive in traffic, to our adult years when we learn to […]
8 Ways to Care for a Loved One with More Compassion
You just heard the news. Your loved one just received a life-changing diagnosis, or perhaps they’re just getting “up in age” and need help with daily living. You now find yourself in the role of a caregiver (well, we prefer the term care partner). How can you do this well? Care with compassion. The word […]
Common Alzheimer’s and Dementia Behaviors: Manipulation
You hear your brother in the kitchen, fumbling around with some car keys. “Shoot, he found them,” you whisper to yourself as you try to intervene. His doctor estimates he’s in the middle stages of mixed dementia, and everyone on the care-partner team (your brother included) agreed several years ago it would no longer be […]
Common Alzheimer’s and Dementia Behaviors: Collecting & Hiding Things
Your husband’s out in the living room watching TV, and you’re busy pushing through your chore checklist. In his advancing stages of dementia, it’s been increasingly necessary for you to plan and perform daily tasks. You’re about to put away his laundry and you stumble across one of the most common Alzheimer’s and dementia behaviors: […]