While circus clowns and comedians may stir audiences to laughter over such stunts as slipping on a banana peel, there’s nothing funny about falling when it comes to older adults, who happen to be at a greater risk for serious injuries that could lead to a lengthy rehabilitation process. Not only that, but there’s a […]
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After months of isolating, quarantining, and distancing from friends and family, stay-at-home orders are relaxed this summer. However, for older adults in particular, is it safe to head out?
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Loneliness. Confusion. Isolation. These feelings are getting to be common for many of us during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when you factor in Alzheimer’s disease, the difficulties and frustrations are heightened to a whole new level.
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In an ideal world, we could manage to perfectly compartmentalize our caregiving duties, staying with a routine that met the requirements of our elderly parents, while enabling enough time required to take care of our myriad of other responsibilities. But needless to say, life does not follow our desired script, and contradicting needs are frequent
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Digging through bins, cabinets, and closets, taking out odds and ends from drawers, and sorting repetitively through a variety of items can be frustrating for everyone providing care for a family member with Alzheimer’s, but in fact these actions are fulfilling a purpose. Rummaging can offer a measure of comfort for individuals with Alzheimer’s, offering recognition of familiar objects
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Caregiver stress is inevitable, and in fact, not necessarily a bad thing. After all, as the saying goes, “A diamond is just a piece of charcoal that handled stress exceptionally well.” Yet especially for family caregivers, the level of stress can very quickly escalate and start to become overwhelming, and if not handled well, result in challenging
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Times of crisis can sometimes bring out both the very best along with the worst in us. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve come across stories of individuals hoarding products and selling them to make an excessive profit, together with stories of heroes who selflessly met the needs of others despite their particular fears. The secret
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Taking care of a senior with dementia is a fluid, ever-evolving process. One day could be calm and peaceful, with your senior loved one taking pleasure in activities, eating healthy meals, and sharing laughter with you; while the following day can be fraught with agitation, anxiety, and sullenness. Just what will today bring? Figuring out
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Dementia care necessitates both empathy and creativity to deal with a range of complicated behaviors and effects, and that is especially true with regards to incontinence with dementia, something that is extremely common in Alzheimer’s along with other forms of dementia. These tried-and-true approaches are often helpful in decreasing the impact of incontinence and curtailing
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If you’re feeling somewhat discouraged in your role as caregiver, take heart; you are in good company. Providing home care for aging parents is probably one of the more complex roles we can hold: extremely gratifying on the one hand, while simultaneously discouraging and ever-evolving, often leading to feelings of doubt about whether we’re up
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