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5 Caregiver Tips BEFORE Moving to Assisted Living
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Maureen RulisonCaregiver Support and Resources, LLC Moving a loved one into assisted living (or any other type of advanced care) is a HUGE change that comes with stress for everyone involved. For the person moving. For close family and friends. For the systems and services that […]

What Does a Dementia-Inclusive Faith Community Look Like?
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) A gentleman comes to church on Sunday. He is unsure where to sit. He doesn’t recognize anyone. And he can’t recall the pastor’s name. No, he isn’t a newcomer to the church. Far from it. A local businessman for more than 40 years, he has headed up […]

Photographs & Memories: Memory Care for Dementia Using Pictures
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) A photograph is a memory captured. It can be printed, kept in digital form, hung on a wall, shown off, gifted, and enjoyed immediately and repeatedly. You can see how important pictures are in memory care for dementia. They capture memories to be used when your loved […]

How Can Technology Help People Living With Dementia?
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) In our extremely high-tech society, it’s no surprise tech products, gadgets, software, etc. play a role in almost everything we do – even increasingly for those of us getting up in age. Managed and planned correctly, technology can be especially helpful to people living with dementia. (And […]

Life-Care Planning to Avoid Sibling Rivalry in Elder Care
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) Care partnering isn’t easy. But from an outsider’s perspective elder care seems so simple, right? You love the person deeply and would do anything for them. But there are so many factors that can hamper the caregiving process as your loved one ages – in good health […]

Art & Creativity: Add Some Color to the Aging Process
Your name Your email Subject Your message (optional) By Maureen Rulison Life is full of color, if you just take the time to appreciate it. What does a colorful life – a life worth living – look like to you? Is it living longer? Living healthier? Having fun? Well, we all strive for that, but […]