Dignity

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Celebrating Special Occasions When an Older Adult Has Dementia

When a senior has dementia, celebrating holidays, birthdays and other special occasions becomes increasingly complicated. As caregivers, should we help our loved...

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...

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What People Living with Dementia Would Like Their Caregivers to Understand

People living with dementia are the only ones who really understand what it’s like to live with their form of the disease,...

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What Not to Say When Caring for Someone 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...

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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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Respecting the Right to Age With Dignity

The impact of aging frequently makes the news. Sadly, the coverage is consistently negative, and all facets of this topic are portrayed...

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Creating a Bucket List: Tips for Older Adults and Family Caregivers

Back in 2007, The Bucket List, a movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman, helped contemporize the old expression “kick the bucket,”...

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Wife Sleeps too Much and Has Lost Interest in Appearance and Bathing

Dear Carol: My wife has always been interested in style and appearance, so regular hair and nail appointments were part of life. Long...

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8 Ageless Truths of Dementia Caregiving

As we travel our own unique journeys, most of us find that certain phrases or concepts take on the status of truth...

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Adjusting to New Caregivers is Difficult for Most Older Adults

Dear Carol: My 86-year-old mother’s long-time private caregiver is moving. She’s been a faithful friend and helper to Mom for years, so...

Dignity

Celebrating Special Occasions When an Older Adult Has Dementia

Minimizing Grief for a Surviving Spouse with Dementia

What People Living with Dementia Would Like Their Caregivers to Understand

What Not to Say When Caring for Someone Living with Dementia

How to Handle Urinary Incontinence: Tips from a Gynecologist

Respecting the Right to Age With Dignity

Creating a Bucket List: Tips for Older Adults and Family Caregivers

Wife Sleeps too Much and Has Lost Interest in Appearance and Bathing

8 Ageless Truths of Dementia Caregiving

Adjusting to New Caregivers is Difficult for Most Older Adults

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