It’s Only Alzheimer’s, Not the Bloody Plague! A friend recently said to me, “When my friends learned I had Alzheimer’s, many looked at me as if I had some kind of contagious disease. Then, they just stopped calling or coming around. Don’t  they know  it isn’t the bloody plague?” What It’s Not I’ve spent eight [...]

Elder Abuse And The Effect On Families Elder mistreatment or senior abuse is the term used by the American Psychological Association to describe the mental, psychological, physical or financial abuse of an elderly person or senior citizen. As aging makes the elderly physically weak and vulnerable to ill treatment, it is imperative that people are [...]

Why Are People With Dementia So Difficult? Well, why ARE they so difficult, those people with dementia we care for? Our Mom, Grandma, that resident in room 13? After all, we mean well, don’t we? We’re the good guys, ones taking care of them. So, why aren’t they more helpful, less cranky? There, there, sit [...]