Alzheimer Granny Tells Lies Remember that guy in the movie who woke up with no memory. He spent the rest of the whole movie trying to fill the gaps back in. That’s how important our story is to us. We actually are story, we human beings. We developed speech because that was how important story [...]

Seven Reasons Why Seniors Want to Stay Home I think that, as a group, seniors are some of the most surveyed folks out there.  Being in the senior home care business I am more acutely aware of the surveys then the normal person and like to see how the results of those surveys match up [...]

“We make Hospital Beds – Beautiful” My name is Gary Owens. I am a full time caregiver for my wife Gina. One of the problems I had, was keeping our bedroom home-like with all the medical equipment (hospital bed, etc) we needed. I want to share something with you that made a huge difference for [...]

Dementia and Hallucinations You will hear people, including your doctor, say that people with dementia often experience hallucinations. I’ve worked with many people with dementia and I’m still not clear that what most of them experience is actually an hallucination. A lot of the so-called hallucinations are clearly misinterpretation of dementia-talk and in many other [...]

Deciding When Mom and Dad Need a Helping Hand The issue of aging parents concerns all of us sooner or later. We wonder when is it time to suggest a change, and when is it time for an intervention? Are you actually seeing a problem or is it your imagination because they are simply getting [...]

Putting Together a Good Plan “It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.” Howard Ruff Perhaps one of the most difficult conversations you’ll have as a caregiver is talking about end of life preparations. For many seniors, this conversation is as hard as the one about having to move to a full-time care facility. But [...]

How to Ask Others For Help “I keep trying to help mom on my own. I think I’m doing a good job and I don’t want to burden anyone else with this, but seriously, there are times when I could really use some help…” Caregiving is and should be a family responsibility. But oftentimes if [...]