Have you ever misplaced your car keys or the television remote and spent a considerable amount of time looking for them? Being forgetful is not only inconvenient, but it’s also frustrating. Now imagine the difficulties that some seniors go through…
At some point in their lives, many adults become responsible for a parent with memory impairment or cognitive decline. For some, the memory loss is slow and gradual, and for others, it seems like it happens overnight. Memory impairment activities…
If you have a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, you are probably familiar with certain challenging behaviors. Prior to their diagnosis, you may have viewed someone with dementia as just exhibiting symptoms of confusion or memory loss, while…
The aging of a parent marks a new chapter in life. Learning how to care for and serve them as they have long cared for you is emotional. Often, children are on edge and analyzing every little detail of a parent’s behavior making sure they are healthy and not showing sign of mental or physical distress. A concern for many children is that their parent will develop Alzheimer’s, a form of dementia.
We’ve learned many things through the years as we’ve worked with families. It’s common to talk with family caregivers who have felt very alone and frustrated dealing with the seniors in their lives. Even family who try to educate themselves…
The inhibition of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in aging has become a hot topic in the scientific community. Recent studies measuring lifestyle factors or the effects of pharmaceutical treatments have found many connections between lifestyle and cognitive health in aging…
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