Mom Won’t Participate! Q: Six months ago we placed my mother in an assisted living facility. She gets along fairly well, but we thought she would get involved with all of the activities. Instead she complains that she is very lonely, and won’t participate. Do you have any suggestions? A: There may be a number [...]

The Benefits Of Using Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizers Hand sanitizers are essential to staving off all the many different germs and pathogens that are out there waiting to take your strong health and give it a turn for the worst. Sanitizing your hands on a regular basis can greatly reduce the possibilities of getting sick [...]

Normal Sundowning in Dementia You might think it’s absurd to talk about normal sundowning. After all, isn’t sundowning the crazy time for people with dementia? We-e-e-ll, not exactly. Usually, people with dementia who have sundowning — and by no means everyone does — have a regular period of agitation expressed in emotions and behaviors. What [...]

Learning to Speak Dementia This is how normal dementia works. The first noticeable thing that happens is that gradually you lose the ability to access your short-term memory. You know this long before anyone else notices. That’s because it’s a long slow process. By the time others notice, you have probably been unable to retain [...]

Tips on How to Keep Elderly People Safe at Home Are you worried on how to keep your grandparents or elderly parents safe at home? To learn more about elderly care and ways of keeping them safe inside your house, read the article below. Caring for elderly people is not that simple because they have [...]

What Does Dementia Forget? Most of us dementia caregivers get into trouble because we forget what dementia forgets. Believe me, I know. I’m almost as bad as you are. But not quite. Here is my special reminder list for you. Think of it as a check-list of things that will drive you crazy if you [...]