Holiday Crafts to Do With Family Members Who Have Dementia At first, it may seem bittersweet to create holiday activities for a loved one with dementia, especially if he or ... [Read More] 12/4/2023 | By Seniors Guide Staff
Coping with Distressing Dementia-Related Behaviors “Caring for a person who has dementia may be frustrating, confusing, or upsetting at times,” writes Heidi Godman of Harvard ... [Read More] 11/27/2023 | By Heidi Godman, Harvard Health Blog
How You Can Support an Alzheimer’s Caregiver With an estimated 6.7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s and 11 million Americans providing unpaid care for a loved one ... [Read More] 11/17/2023 | By Alzheimer's Association – Eastern North Carolina Chapter
Five Reasons Alzheimer’s Caregiving is Challenging If you are a caregiver for someone with dementia, such as that Alzheimer’s disease, you know how difficult that can ... [Read More] 11/10/2023 | By Alzheimer's Association – Eastern North Carolina Chapter
Tips to Help Caregivers Maintain Their Well-Being The Alzheimer’s Association offers seven tips to help Alzheimer’s caregivers balance competing priorities while maintaining their overall health and well-being. ... [Read More] 11/3/2023 | By Alzheimer's Association – Eastern North Carolina Chapter
Know When an Aging Loved One Needs Home Care When an aging adult begins to need support at home, they may be hesitant to ask for help – or ... [Read More] 10/18/2023 | By Gretchen McKay
Lower Caregiving Costs More than 38 million Americans provide unpaid caregiving to seniors and other loved ones, spending an average of more than ... [Read More] 9/20/2023 | By Ella Vincent
BoundaryCare App to Monitor Loved Ones with Dementia Inspired by the challenging of protecting a family member with memory issues, a father and son have developed an app ... [Read More] 9/15/2023 | By Katy Read, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
‘Dear Sweet Mama’ Highlights Pandemic Caregiving WESTMINSTER, Md. — During the early days of the pandemic, Julie Peatt Cassaday took an active role in caregiving for ... [Read More] 7/5/2023 | By Thomas Goodwin Smith
Frustrated Caregiver Speaks Up A frustrated caregiver is stressed out by the demands and criticisms of her 89-year-old mother but feels guilty for her ... [Read More] 7/3/2023 | By Amy Dickinson