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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30 reasons people living with dementia might decline to eat
Some people say there are no stupid questions. I beg to differ. I regularly see…
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…
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…
alzheimer disease didn’t do this. drugs and dementia jail did
I’ve blogged a lot about the negative impacts of the inappropriate use of quetiapine (Seroquel)…
alzheimer society nails language guidelines
The Second Edition of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary (OED) contains full entries for 171,476 words in…
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…
15 helpful hints to prevent agitation in people living with alzheimer disease and related dementias
I believe in calling a spade a spade, and in giving kudos if and when…
20 opportunities being an alzheimer’s or related dementia care partner might offer you
I believe the way we approach life has everything to do with the way we…
don’t fence me in: a true story about the impact of physical restraints on my mom who lived with alzheimer disease
In the world of dementia care, and problably elsewhere for that matter, a restraint is…