Alzheimer's and Caregiving Written By : Stephanie Roberts Many people say they’ll never put Mom in a nursing home. This is easy to do when she’s healthy, but if she gets Alzheimer’s disease it becomes much more difficult. The first thing you need to take into consideration is the safety of your parent. Thinking [...]
Living with Alzheimer's : When memory slips away, caregivers are challenged Written by Mary Beth Hislop – Staff Writer/marybethh@latc.com Roger Strom didn’t think much about his wife’s forgetfulness – the times she forgot morning conversations about evening plans, the errands she didn’t remember during the day. But in the late 1990s and early 2000s, [...]
Facing Reality: Caregiving Has Changed Your Life By Carol Bradley Bursack One question that is often asked on the AgingCare.com forum is, "How do I deal with the reality of leaving behind the life I had in order to become the primary caregiver to my parents?" The words used vary by the questioner, but the [...]
Older Patients, Wiser Care Should You Tell Someone He or She Has Alzheimer’s? By Leslie Kernisan, M.D., Caring.com Senior Medical Editor Dear Dr. Kernisan: Should an elderly person (83) be told that she’s been diagnosed as being in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and what to expect as the disease progresses? –Caring.com community member [...]
How to Provide Alzheimer's Support From a Distance 10 ideas on caring for someone with dementia — when you're not the primary caregiver By Paula Spencer Scott, Caring.com senior editor Long-distance help for someone with Alzheimer's Whether you live across the country or across town, if you're not the one primarily responsible for the care [...]