Podcast
26. Are You Ready for an Emergency? Get a Plan!: Four Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias
When you’re caring for a family member with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia, worries can keep you up at night — but they don’t help you. Through our conversation with Denise Brown,
25. Supporting Your Parent Through Their Caregiving Journey: Six Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
When a parent is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia and the other parent begins their caregiving journey, the dynamic between the caregiving parent and child shifts dramatically.
24. Dental Care Update: Three New Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
“I discovered a growth on his gum that was only slightly smaller than a marble. That’s when I realized dental care involves much more than just brushing teeth.” As
23. Delusion Support: Six Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
When your loved one experiences delusions or hallucinations for the first time, it can be frightening and overwhelming for everyone involved. As caregivers for our loved ones with Alzheimer’s and
22. Creating Engaging Activities: Three Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
As caregivers for our loved ones with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, we often struggle with adapting activities to their changing abilities. Through our experiences, and what we’ve learned
21. Meaningful Caregiver Gifts: Five Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
“If you give me a spa certificate but no gift of time to go with it, I’ll probably never use it.” As friends and family of Alzheimer’s and other dementia
20. Medication Management: Four Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
“I wish I had started monitoring my husband’s medication sooner than I did.”
As caregivers for our loved ones with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia, we’ve learned that
19. Traveling: Four Essential Tips / Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias
“We’ve both had ‘that’ trip — the last trip that you take when you decide we’re not traveling ever again with our care receiver. Or, as we like to say,