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Pharmacists Can Explain Benefits and Risks of Your Parents’ Medications

Dear Carol: I’ve recently taken over managing my parents’ prescriptions. They each have long lists of drugs and prepare pill boxes for...

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Top Tips for Understanding the Dementia Side of Interactions

Dear Carol: Alzheimer’s runs in our family. We prayed Mom would be spared, but that’s not to be, and last week, she...

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How Dementia Affects Friendships (and What You Can About It)

Memory loss can be one of the first symptoms a person experiences with Alzheimer’s, and those living with Lewy body dementia may...

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5 Tips for Safeguarding Ear Health

Hearing problems don’t just happen to the very old. Boomers, as well as their parents, need to pay attention to ear health....

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7 Pitfalls to Avoid When Visiting Someone with Dementia

Whether you’re caring for someone with dementia or visiting them from time to time you’ll want to do your best to make...

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Caregivers Coping with the Stigma of Dementia

People stare. Most are not unkind, they are just curious. Yet when someone “different” from the norm becomes part of their environment,...

Understanding the Difference Between Lying and Confabulation in Dementia

Dear Carol: My mom burned pans when she cooked, got overdue notices on bills, and has become incontinent. Since she wasn’t safe...

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Are People with Advanced Dementia Aware of Their Surroundings?

Even among medical experts, you will find differing opinions on how much someone with advanced dementia of any type understands. Alzheimer’s disease...

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Cognitive Capacity Defined by Ability, not Age

Dear Carol: You’ve addressed this before, but I need help. I’m 73 and feel like I’m continually under scrutiny as my adult...

Family and Professional Caregivers Are More Alike Than Different

Most of us who are family caregivers know that, while we often experience a sense of fulfillment when we provide care for...

Education

Pharmacists Can Explain Benefits and Risks of Your Parents’ Medications

Top Tips for Understanding the Dementia Side of Interactions

How Dementia Affects Friendships (and What You Can About It)

5 Tips for Safeguarding Ear Health

7 Pitfalls to Avoid When Visiting Someone with Dementia

Caregivers Coping with the Stigma of Dementia

Understanding the Difference Between Lying and Confabulation in Dementia

Are People with Advanced Dementia Aware of Their Surroundings?

Cognitive Capacity Defined by Ability, not Age

Family and Professional Caregivers Are More Alike Than Different

Seneca Sense Home: Incontinence Care Made Easy

Egosan Incontinence: Discover the Difference

Memoryboard: Designed by caregivers to help families stay connected

Free Caregiver Training provided by Geriatrician Leslie Kernisan, MD

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