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Keeping Your Loved One with Dementia Safe This Winter

Keeping Your Loved One with Dementia Safe This Winter

Brrr! As we begin the new year, we also enter into what feels like the longest months of winter. Statistically speaking, January and February are the coldest months of the year, and as the temperature drops, we need to take precautions in order to remain ...
Eight Dementia Risk Factors You Should Know About

Eight Dementia Risk Factors You Should Know About

One of the biggest worries most people have as they age is developing a dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. We do our best to stave off other age-related health issues by avoiding risky behaviors, like smoking or not exercising. But what are the risk ...
Planning for Long-Term Dementia Care: A Checklist

Planning for Long-Term Dementia Care: A Checklist

When you or a loved one receive a diagnosis of dementia, you find yourself at the beginning of a long journey. Everyone’s journey will be different, but no matter where the road leads, a comprehensive plan for long-term care is one of the best things you ...
Sharing Your Dementia Diagnosis with Your Adult Children

Sharing Your Dementia Diagnosis with Your Adult Children

Choosing when and with whom to share your dementia diagnosis is a very personal decision. There’s no set timeline or “right” way to do it, and will depend instead on your personal feelings, relationships and comfort level. Although your first reaction ...

Why Memory Care Offers Family Peace of Mind and Security

Family members who have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or another form of memory illness understand all too well the stress and anxiety that comes from providing quality care for their loved one. Early on in the disease it may be possible ...

The Impact of Alzheimer’s on the Family

Memory illnesses like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease affect more than just the individual. The impact extends to family and close friends as well – so much so that families have been called “the invisible patients” of Alzheimer’s. “Progressive ...

Celebrating the Holidays with a Loved One in Memory Care

When a loved one is in memory care, many caregivers find it difficult to include them in the joy of the season. However, even though it takes a bit more time and careful planning, making your loved ones in memory care a part of your holidays is one of ...

Seven Reasons to Join a Memory Care Support Group

There are nearly 40 million caregivers across the United States who are providing support, care and assistance to aging loved ones. Very few of these individuals are trained, and most, if not all, are providing these services free of charge. ...
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