Category: Dementia Care

Is your loved one forgetting appointments? Repeating stories? Struggling with tasks that once seemed easy? It’s natural that you fear dementia. But don’t assume the worst. Many factors affect brain function. Your relative’s condition may not be permanent. Some causes...

If the person you care for has a problem with memory loss, you may find that they get agitated about things that don’t make sense. Your long-retired dad, for instance, may wake up in the mornings and insist, “I have...

The request every adult child dreads: “Promise you won’t put me in a nursing home.” Your natural response is to provide a soothing answer: “Of course. Never.” That is instinctual, and comforting. But that quick response now may prove problematic...

Does your relative with dementia stay calm during the day but shift toward agitation as evening approaches? Are you noticing that in late afternoon they become anxious, confused, restless? Perhaps they pace the house or ask the same questions again...

“When are we going out?” A reasonable question under normal circumstances. But if the person you care for has dementia, you may get this question multiple times in an hour. Aargh! Indeed, repetitive questions are one of the top irritants...