Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) In end-stage dementia, pain often wears a cloak of invisibility, sometimes even to the trained eye. Last month, we discussed how your loved one may be “here, but not here.” Naturally, with those dual realities come communication issues and confusion. Dementia care pain management touches the core […]

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Let’s explore a facet of dementia care that often leaves caregivers with conflicting emotions: the co-existence of presence and absence. Dementia is a reality where two diametrically opposed things can be true – he’s there, but he’s not there.  I’ve heard that so many times as a […]

Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) We’ve certainly discussed person-centered care before. Also known as person-focused care, it’s a care philosophy that empowers the individual(s) at the center of the treatment and compassion required in the aging process. That is, your loved one – in good health or bad. Person-centered care for dementia […]