what do you do to calm your loved one with alzheimer’s disease or other type of dementia?
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how difficult is it to support someone with alzheimer’s or another form of dementia who cannot recognize or remember you?
Someone asked me this question on Quora. I thought it might be useful to share…
what do you say to people living with dementia when someone they love dies, or when they ask about someone who is dead?
Online care partner groups are supportive environments where family members who care for people they…
hot pink duct tape solves alzheimer seating issue
Catherine Bixenman-salesi, who is a member of the online dementia support group USAgainstAlzheimers, is the primary…
5 ways to make toast in long-term dementia care
UK dementia care pioneer David Sheard suggests the ways people with dementia are treated in…
two quick dementia care conversation tips from dr. al power
I highly recommend Dr. Allen Power’s two books Dementia Beyond Drugs, and Dementia Beyond Disease…
Teepa Snow demos 10 first steps to calm & comfort a distressed person living with dementia
This four-and-a-half minute video by Teepa Snow (see below) demonstrates 10 easy steps to calm…
20 questions to ask yourself about dementia-related incontinence
One of the first things we learn to do as toddlers is to eliminate…
get silly billy!
Joanna Lafleur (left in both the pics above) is the face of the new dementia…
turn potential dementia disasters into fun and laughter
Many dementia care partners have learned that going with the flow works magic: it can…