How to Listen to an Alzheimer’s Patient
Two of the biggest problems Alzheimer's and Dementia caregivers face are how to cope, and how to talk with someone who has dementia.
The issue: are you really listening to the person living with dementia?...
How to Accept Alzheimer’s and Operate in Alzheimer’s World
The Alzheimer's patient starts to feel different. They feel your acceptance. Instead of thinking you are the enemy, they start to feel that you are the protector. Their security blanket.
By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomWhen...
Caring for People Living with Dementia in Community Settings | COVID-19
Older adults and people with serious underlying medical conditions are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, according to public health and clinical experts.1–2 Among adults with confirmed COVID-19, those aged 65 years...
College Students & People with Alzheimer’s Both Benefit from Unique Living Situation
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Alzheimer’s disease is not strictly a condition that is prevalent in the U.S., it’s now being considered a worldwide epidemic...
16 Ways to Get a Dementia Patient to Eat More Food
Alzheimer's and dementia patients often eat less, and have difficulty eating, because of problems like chewing, swallowing or digesting food.
Alzheimer's and dementia patients sometimes lose interest in eating. This can happen for a long...
College Students, Smoking, and Alzheimer’s Disease
Studies have shown that heavy smoking during the senior years can raise one’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Other research studies indicate...
The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Blame Game
When you blame a person living with dementia for something they did you should try to remember - it is not their fault.By Bob DeMarcoAlzheimer's Reading RoomI was talking to an elderly woman that...
Why Do People Living with Alzheimer’s Want to Go Home?
Do Alzheimer's patients want to go home? Or are they longing for a time and place when they were safe and secure and knew everyone's name and face?
My mother repeatedly said she wanted to...
16 Things I Would Want, If I Get Dementia
Just in case I do get dementia, I've written a list of rules I’d like to live by.
When you work in dementia care, people tend to ask you a lot of questions. Probably one...
How to talk and communicate effectively with dementia patients
One of the biggest mistakes we make as dementia caregivers is to use too many words.In other words, we try and explain to persons living with dementia why what they are saying or doing is wrong.
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