A Speech Pathologist Explains Common Swallowing Issues Part 1: Causes and Coping
A few months ago, a gerontologist told us her story about how she coped as a family caregiver when her father developed swallowing problems...
A few months ago, a gerontologist told us her story about how she coped as a family caregiver when her father developed swallowing problems...
With this goal in mind, Bournemouth University Dementia Institute (BUDI) in Dorset (UK) has found a unique method to help boost confidence and mood...
A frequent problem expressed among family caregivers is that their aging loved ones aren’t honest with their doctors. At home, they may gripe about...
Long-term marriages generally evolve into a support system so efficient that even adult children hardly notice changes in their parents. If Dad’s hearing is...
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Even among medical experts, you will find differing opinions on how much someone with advanced dementia of any type understands. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in...
When a person develops any form of dementia, it is difficult for family and friends to witness their diminishing capacity and the unbearable frustration...
People stare. Most are not unkind, they are just curious. Yet when someone “different” from the norm becomes part of their environment, they often...
Most of us lead frantic lives. That’s the nature of the world today. When you add to that the job—for it is a high-stress...