7 powerful thoughts on the resilience brilliance of elders and people living with dementia
“The elders in our lives teach us so much and I just keep trying to…
Browsing: behavior
10 reasons people living with dementia get up in the night, and what often happens when they do
Contrary to what many people believe, people who live with dementia behave, for the most…
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…
painful care partner choices: love or loss (or sometimes both)?
UK dementia care pioneer David Sheard talks about two stark choices that each of us who…
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…
#1 reason people with dementia try to escape
We want people who live with dementia to be safe and secure. We worry about…
20 questions to ask yourself about “wandering”
Here’s a fictional story based on dozens of real-life stories recounted by care partners worldwide:…
what to say to family members who ‘can’t bear to see mom or dad this way’
The comment wasn’t a comment, it was a plea: “Please help me with the ‘right’…