Coping With Seniors Who Won’t Accept In-Home Caregivers
Hiring in-home care for my elderly neighbor Joe, was quite an ordeal. The company we chose and their professional caregivers were great,...
Dementia
What to Do When Siblings Can’t Agree on a Parent’s Care Needs
For some lucky families, having all adult siblings gather around and plan how to take care of Mom and Dad as their...
November Rocks! Celebrate Alzheimer’s, Palliative and Hospice Care, and Family Caregivers Awareness
November is a month of awareness and Egosan is eager to be part of these celebrations. So, let’s begin by letting you...
Minimizing Grief for a Surviving Spouse with Dementia
Deciding whether to tell someone who is cognitively impaired that their spouse has died is a serious and often recurring struggle. Dementia...
Should You Join Someone With Dementia in Their Reality?
It was not unlike any other day, but on this particular afternoon Dad was adamant. He was waiting for his medical degree...
The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease When Using the Seven Phase Model
Note: This is an older article and as always things change. It’s now more common just to use three stages. Still, there...
Honor Your Older Adult’s Need for Independence
Although we may not think about it in these terms very often, a person’s dignity and identity are often tied to their...
Dementia Can Open the Door to Artistic Expression
The treatment of people with dementia has changed dramatically since I first became personally involved with the disease. It’s now widely recognized...
5 Tips for Keeping Your Brain Healthy While Caregiving
Many of us cope with the stress of caring for someone who has dementia. We agonize over the increasing losses that our...
The Persistent Stigma Attached to Dementia Encourages Denial
Dear Carol: People write to you to complain about someone who, despite evidence, denies that they have dementia. I think I know...
