Monthly Archive for December, 2011

My mother was hospitalized with pneumonia for four days and when I went to help with the discharge I brought her clothes.  As I helped her get dressed we struggled with her camisole and she said, “When you were little I helped you get dressed now you are helping me.”  And, I said, “but I [...]

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Many individuals experience great anxiety when they see items in a home that they once used and operated but no longer can due to the advancing ravages of a progressive dementia. Most families and professionals feel home is the greatest place of comfort – and for many that is true.  In fact, for some individuals [...]

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When families conclude that it’s no longer safe or feasible for an elderly relative to remain in his or her own home and the search begins for long-term care facilities, the first thought that comes to mind for most people is “assisted living.” And when thinking of assisted living, the image that pops to mind [...]

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