Tips for caregivers who resist help
By Stefanie Bonigut We often receive calls on our 24/7 Helpline (800.272.3900) from people who are gathering information on our programs to share with a relative or friend who is an unpaid caregiver for...
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Adding palliative care and hospice to your dementia plan
It’s hard to know what are the best care options to provide for your loved one, especially as they get closer to end of life. As your loved one’s advocate, it’s important that you...
Difficult behaviors: bathing and personal hygiene
As with most things related to Alzheimer’s caregiving, dealing with behavioral symptoms requires planning, simplification and patience. As Alzheimer’s progresses, poor hygiene can become an issue: people living with dementia (PLWD) may refuse to...
What if you are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s who is not a loved one?
We had an interesting article sent to us about a topic we hear about from time to time: caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease who you might not consider to be a “loved one.”...
Preserving Memories
For people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, yesterday can be difficult to recall, but yesteryear can still be totally intact. Before the disease progresses too far, it is a wonderful idea to...
Talking to Kids about Alzheimer’s Disease
The rule of thumb when talking to kids about Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), is to be simple and honest, try and educate them (age-appropriately), and realize that they may be having a lot of feelings...
Visiting the Doctor with Your Loved One
Prior to any diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, you may feel that a loved one is having memory related issues or experiencing some confusion. A thorough medical and neurological evaluation will be needed...
Long-Distance Caregiving: Keeping Involved and Planning Visits
According to the 2012 Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures Report there are 1.4 to 2.3 million long distance caregivers today, depending on one’s definition of long distance. Living far away means you will have additional...
