Dementia

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What to Do When an Older Adult Refuses to Bathe and Change Their Clothes

When it comes to caring for the elderly, hygiene issues are surprisingly common. Determining why their bathing habits have changed is the...

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Keep An Open Mind When Choosing Assisted Living for Lifelong Farmer

Dear Carol: My dad, now 83, inherited a small farm from his parents. Though he’s sold most of the land, he’s lived...

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Finding Caregiver Support Online

I started the habit of getting up at 4 a.m. during my most intensive caregiving days. It was the only way I...

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Adult Day Care Can Fill a Gap for Seniors and Their Caregivers

Most seniors are keen on staying in their homes as they age, but family caregivers often struggle to meet their loved ones’...

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...

A Story from the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids and Parents

Watching out for elders has always come naturally for me. I grew up close to my grandparents, and during my teenage years,...

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The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Note that this is an older article and it’s more common to use five stages or even three, depending on the source....

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The Perfect Holiday Gift for A Caregiver: ‘The AARP Caregiver Answer Book’

Holidays nearly always increase the emotional load of caregiving and often, the physical tasks as well. With Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and the...

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The Difference between Palliative Care and Hospice Explained

Many people have heard of hospice care but they mistakenly think that it’s just a way to help cancer patients be more...

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Caregiver or Care Partner? What Evolving Terminology Means

Decades ago, when I began my caregiving life, I just did what I did. I’m not sure I was referred to as...

Dementia

What to Do When an Older Adult Refuses to Bathe and Change Their Clothes

Keep An Open Mind When Choosing Assisted Living for Lifelong Farmer

Finding Caregiver Support Online

Adult Day Care Can Fill a Gap for Seniors and Their Caregivers

Minimizing Grief for a Surviving Spouse with Dementia

A Story from the Sandwich Generation: Caring for Kids and Parents

The Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

The Perfect Holiday Gift for A Caregiver: ‘The AARP Caregiver Answer Book’

The Difference between Palliative Care and Hospice Explained

Caregiver or Care Partner? What Evolving Terminology Means

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Egosan Incontinence: Discover the Difference

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