The following is a post written by Denise Brown, founder of Caregiving.com. It was featured on JaneNation.com under the “Caregiver” Sisterhood. I have always said that in the United States, we spend so much money on research and technology that a national health care plan will never be successful. And, yes, I’m going ot say [...]
We have talked about the benefits of puzzles to our aging parents and loved ones before. Today, I’ve asked Karen Miller to share with you the story of Mary who has benefitted from working with puzzles especially created for aging adults. Silently… I gathered the puzzles together. It’s a wrap up… packed my puzzles… said [...]
Carol, a friend of mine from Twitter and Facebook takes care of her mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease. Her caregiving is a 24 hour/7 day a week job and of course, she goes through much frustration and angst through the week. But there is one thing that is very different about this caregiver and her [...]
Tomorrow evening, I will be attending my first meeting of a group that works to increase awareness of dementia diseases and the inequalities that go along with these diseases; therefore I have been doing some research and came across some interesting information. I am copying verbatum a flyer that is distributed by the Alzheimer’s Association [...]
Caring for a loved one who suffers from dementia requires compassion, patience, a sense of humor, and a plan for respite for the caretaker. Each day a caregiver must cope with decreasing levels of ability and new patterns of behavior, which can be very stressful. This is particularly true around the holiday season, when stress [...]
