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Category Archives: Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia
Common Challenges to Dementia Care
If you have an elderly loved one who has dementia, then there are likely to be some challenges along the way. Family caregivers can be there to support, love, and care for their elderly loved one. You can even hire elder care providers to help, as...
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Alzheimer’s Patients Can Have Joy in Their Life
If your elderly loved one has Alzheimer’s disease, they might feel they are losing their life. You and other family members might feel that they can’t have fun anymore. However, that is not necessarily true. Many Alzheimer’s patients still...
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Is Your Elderly Loved One Sundowning?
As you probably know, people with dementia go through good and bad days. However, did you know that dementia symptoms can occur at certain times of the day? Studies show that dementia symptoms often appear later in the day. This is called...
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Alzheimer’s Care Tips You Cannot Overlook
Caring for a mom or dad in the latter stages of Alzheimer's is a challenge. It can feel like you're watching a toddler all over again, only this toddler is adult-sized. If you're a family caregiver, don't overlook the tasks you need to be completing...
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Dealing with Sleep Issues and Dementia
Sleep problems are a big issue for older adults, but if your aging family member has dementia, those sleep problems might be more pronounced. Here’s what you need to know. [caption id="attachment_1705" align="alignright" width="300"] Home Care...
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What Do You Need to Know about Pain if Your Senior...
Pain is often undertreated in people with dementia. That doesn’t happen for malicious reasons, but instead because it can be difficult to recognize pain in people with dementia. This is even more true if your senior is non-verbal because of her...
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