10 Things Not to Say to a Person Living with Dementia
Providing care for someone who lives with any type of dementia — whether it’s Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, or any of the myriad...
Dementia
Dementia Symptoms Might be Reversible If Caused by Medications or Disease
Dear Carol: Please keep writing about reversible causes of dementia symptoms. My mom, 83, has always been mentally quick and independent. She...
Pain and Dementia: Observing Body Language Important When People Can’t Articulate Pain
My dad, who had developed dementia after surgery to correct problems from a World War II brain injury, was seized by sudden,...
How Much Should You Push to Get an Older Adult to Eat?
Dear Carol: My mom’s got dementia and has stomach-related issues, but even so, she needs to eat. I make her three nourishing...
10 Things People With Dementia Wish Their Caregivers Knew
People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease,...
8 Summer Excursions for Elders and Their Caregivers
Summer is on the way! This is a time when it’s generally easier for elders to be out and about than when snow...
What Moments of Clarity Mean For Dementia Patients & Caregivers
Dear Candid Caregiver (Carol): My grandma has had mixed dementia, probably a combination of Alzheimer’s and vascular, for many years. She’s generally sweet and...
10 Things Not to Say to a Person Living with Dementia
Providing care for someone who lives with any type of dementia — whether it’s Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, or any of the myriad...
Depression: How Big of a Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Is It?
It seems that there’s always something new popping up in a headline stating that this condition or that disease increases our risk of...
Caregiver for Multiple Elders Tells It Like It Is
When I first started sharing my stories and looking for others who had similar tales to tell, people tended to be reticent...
