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Spring Cleaning: How to Refresh Your Caregiving Routine

For many families, spring is a time to shake off the winter blues, deep clean their homes and focus on getting organized. De-cluttering your...

While change is difficult for people of all ages, deviating from the status quo seems to become even more taxing as we get older...

Dear Carol: It’s been nearly a year since my mom was diagnosed by a neurologist with early-stage Alzheimer’s. This doctor has left, but since...

Dementia can cause people to say and do some pretty odd things. Family caregivers may be caught off guard at first, but as they...

…Goggled, Hobbled, Isolated by Headphones, I Am Guided Forward/ We finally reached the top step. The woman holding my elbow didn’t have much to...

Sensitivity Training for Caregivers of People with Dementia ( Part 1) Please wipe this mess off of my face. Please! Don’t go so fast,...

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

“Where’s my college ring?” This had become Dad’s mantra during some months of his early demented years. I knew he hadn’t gotten a ring...

Dear Carol: Is it wrong for a caregiver to laugh at situations that occur when someone is living with dementia? My grandma has Alzheimer’s....

Most of us who have cared for someone living with dementia have tried our best to determine how best to provide that care. We...