Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neuro-degenerative brain disorder. It affects 5.2 million Americans and 25 million people worldwide…. Read more »
Category: Alzheimer’s Care Articles
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month
Candlelight Reflections will honor all those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders as well as all family caregivers. We… Read more »
Getting Help with Transitioning Older Adults
Transitioning older adults was most commonly an activity executed by adult children, siblings or friends up until the last five… Read more »
Family Caregiver Meetings
How can you make life easier for yourself and the family member for whom you have responsibility? According to experts,… Read more »
Downsizing Yourself, Relocating a Loved One? Where Do You Begin?
What I hear most often in my professional life is “where do I begin?” This question resonates throughout my conversations… Read more »
Connecting with the Person Inside Alzheimer’s
There is so much that apparently drives us apart as human beings. Yet with all our differences, we humans bond… Read more »
Care Community Choices Descriptions
Alzheimer’s Care Alzheimer’s Care / Special Care communities offer care specifically for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Assisted… Read more »
Alzheimer’s Care Selection Criteria
Admission/Discharge Criteria What limits are there on admission (must the person be able to walk, diagnosis etc.) What would make… Read more »
Aging with the Glow of Authenticity
We come to know ourselves fully as we age, and perhaps that’s why our desire for more authentic relationship increases… Read more »
Aging in Place
If you’re like the majority of Americans over the age of 45, you want to continue living in a familiar… Read more »
