20 questions to ask when someone living with dementia “resists” or “refuses” care
I have learned through personal experience, reading and research that people living with dementia (PLWD)…
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20 questions to ask yourself about dementia-related incontinence
One of the first things we learn to do as toddlers is to eliminate our…
20 questions to ask when a person living with dementia declines to take her or his medication
Care partners and care staff may become frustrated when someone who lives with dementia declines…
20 questions to ask when a care partner or resident walks around at night
My first few months as the full-time care partner to my mom while she was…
20 questions to ask yourself if you’re wondering whether or not you should visit someone who lives with dementia
This week a new subscriber sent me an email, which said in part: “My mother…
20 questions to change the direction of dementia anxiety and aggression
I discovered through personal experience, research and observation that people living with dementia (PLWD) behave in…
20 questions to ask yourself when you blow up
It happens to everyone at one time or another: we lose our temper with someone we…
20 questions to ask yourself about “wandering”
Here’s a fictional story based on dozens of real-life stories recounted by care partners worldwide:…
20 questions that help explain why people with dementia get agitated and physically aggressive
Note: I first published these “20 questions” in April 2015, since which the post has…
20 great questions to ask when a loved one with dementia doesn’t recognize you anymore
It seems to me we sometimes get stuck on things that don’t matter, or aren’t…