Understanding the Difference Between Healthy Reflection and Memory Loss
Dear Carol: I’m worried about my grandma. She’s a healthy, active 74-year-old who reads, volunteers, and plays Scrabble. Mom says Grandma is the...
Minding Our Elders
Caregiving: A Noble Legacy To Be Proud Of
Have you thought about what you’d want your obituary to say about you? I hadn’t until I was recently asked to write...
Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD, Advises Caregiver Whose Family Won’t Help
Dear Carol: I’m the youngest daughter from a large family that’s scattered across the country. Living in our parents’ community makes me...
People Experiencing Dementia Symptoms May Deny Any Concerns
Dear Carol: Do people with dementia deny their disease because of the stigma, or do they just not know they have it?...
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...
Parents’ Neighborhood Changing as Old Friends Move Away
Dear Carol: Like most older adults, my parents want to live out their lives in their home. They’re very healthy for people...
Are People with Advanced Alzheimer’s 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...
Challenging Caregiver Situations Abound: Here are 4
Caregiving throws many challenges our way, including establishing care routines for our elders that are not only challenging, but may be somewhat...
Consistency In Caregiving Staff Ideal but We Must Manage Expectations
Dear Carol: My dad lives in a memory care facility, and overall, I’d give them good ratings. We’re blessed to find such...
Coping with the Stigma of Dementia
People stare. Most are not unkind, they are just curious. But when someone “different” from the norm becomes part of their environment,...
