Covering All Your Senior Family Member’s Care Needs
Posted in Alzheimer's, Care Management, Dementia and Memory Loss, Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2010
Recently, at a class I was teaching, someone asked why her mother with Alzheimer’s dementia would not eat in the skilled nursing home she was in when at home she didn’t have a problem.
Often, in medical and residential facilities, they give the patient too many choices, a challenge for those with dementia. I told her [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Alzheimer's, Care Management, Dementia and Memory Loss, Future Trends, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized on Jan 6th, 2010
The Caregiving Legacy Award from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation is being given to the “Alzheimer’s Dementia Strategy and Dementia Summit”.
I had the honor of serving on this panel with many other leading Dementia experts in San Francisco. My role, based on expertise, was that of “Care Coordination and Professional Care Manager.” Most of [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Alzheimer's, Care Management, Dementia and Memory Loss, Holidays, Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2009
An individual with a dementia can be easily overwhelmed by all of the activities of holiday celebrations and become overly anxious, depressed or more confused.
Most individuals with dementia do relatively well with set routines and naturally pull back from extra activities that might tax their memory or set them up for failure. Sometimes a refusal [...]
Posted in Age Related Issues, Alzheimer's, Dementia and Memory Loss, Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2009
When one parent is exhibiting signs of memory loss the other parent can often cover up for the spouse who is losing the ability to care for themselves. Adult children are often surprised when they hear about a diagnosis they never saw, sometimes because of denial and at other times because the well parent was [...]
Posted in Dementia and Memory Loss, Uncategorized on Sep 15th, 2009
I had another professional ask me if we had any personal assistants/caregivers at Eldercare that could golf. She has two men in her support group who love to golf – but because of their dementia they might slow down a serious group of golfers and their wives are not interested.
What a wonderful idea as an [...]
Posted in Alzheimer's, Dementia and Memory Loss, Uncategorized on Jul 7th, 2009
Being a Firend to Someone with Dementia List
1. Select passive activities that are “in the moment”
2. Eliminate choices with planning
3. Protect their self-esteem
4. Sign up for our free Dementia classes by calling (866) 760-1808. To view the schedule of our upcoming classes click here http://www.eldercareanswers.com/answers-and-news/classes-and-support-groups.php