Every day we learn something new – it may not be something we want to learn or ever wanted to know about, but we are learning just the same. Dealing with an aging or changing family dynamic involves a lot of learning. Each person has...
Read moreSuspicion and paranoia with dementia can be very common. Some of the reasons for this are the person living with dementia may not recognize a familiar person, place or thing. They could have lived in a house for 30 years but it is not the ‘home’...
Read moreWhat is the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s? This is a very common question. Dementia is a group of symptoms – a syndrome if you prefer where as Alzheimer’s is a diagnosis of a specific disease of the brain. Think of...
Read moreOne of the most difficult jobs in the world is that of a Care Partner or Caregiver as it is most often known. Care giving is defined as providing care to a person’s health needs that is not normative. It is out of the ordinary care than ...
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