Dementia

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How to Handle Urinary Incontinence: Tips from a Gynecologist

The aging process brings with it any number of indignities. One of those is incontinence. People without the problem may look at...

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Dementia: Staying Positive Despite the Diagnosis

The idea that some people can stay positive after receiving a dementia diagnosis seems surprising to many, yet when faced with adversity...

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Dementia Caregiver’s Experience Made Premium Incontinence Protection Easier to Find

As is the case with most people living with advanced dementia Harris Sterling’s father developed incontinence. Along with other difficult issues that...

Coping With Dementia Caregiver Burnout

You watch your once mentally sharp loved one decline before your eyes. Their uncontrollable behaviors, mood swings, outbursts, confusion and memory loss...

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How to Approach an Aging Friend About Driving Red Flags

Dear Carol: I’m friends with a group of mature women who eat out together at least once a week. We’ve always taken turns...

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How to Talk to the Doctor About Your Elderly Parent or Spouse

A frequent problem expressed among family caregivers is that their aging loved ones aren’t honest with their doctors. At home, they may...

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Hospital Delirium: Cognitive Decline After Hospitalization

In the expected course of treatment, people are hospitalized because they are ill. Then, barring a terminal condition, they are released because...

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Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers

They say hindsight is 20/20. But things from the past that may seem “clear” to you now can still be distorted by...

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How To Communicate with Your Older Parents So They Hear You

“My mom is 81 and lives alone in her condo,” Judy Hanson writes. “Her arthritis is painful, but she gets around with...

If You’d Like to Help a University Student Help Caregivers, Consider This Short Survey

Hello Friends, For much of his life, this University of Wisconsin-Madison student has been involved with family members needing care. While still...

Dementia

How to Handle Urinary Incontinence: Tips from a Gynecologist

Dementia: Staying Positive Despite the Diagnosis

Dementia Caregiver’s Experience Made Premium Incontinence Protection Easier to Find

Coping With Dementia Caregiver Burnout

How to Approach an Aging Friend About Driving Red Flags

How to Talk to the Doctor About Your Elderly Parent or Spouse

Hospital Delirium: Cognitive Decline After Hospitalization

Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers

How To Communicate with Your Older Parents So They Hear You

If You’d Like to Help a University Student Help Caregivers, Consider This Short Survey

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Egosan Incontinence: Discover the Difference

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Seneca Sense Home: Incontinence Care Made Easy

Free Caregiver Training provided by Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD

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