Finding New Love in Memory Care?
A short story from my time working as a Dementia Care Director at my first building They sat, holding hands, talking softly in his room.
A short story from my time working as a Dementia Care Director at my first building They sat, holding hands, talking softly in his room.
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Anonymous writes: My mother has been in a memory care center for 2-½ years. She has recently started kissing a fellow resident even though she
“Henry! Get your keys, we gotta go!” “I can’t find my keys, Irene! Where did you put them!” “I didn’t put your keys anywhere! Where
It’s easy to underestimate the amount that people with dementia rely on each other for companionship. While my residents usually seem to “forget” their new friends
I received a great question from a reader, and I think that a lot of people have struggled with the same thing: getting their loved
I wrote an article a while back called “16 Things That I Would Want If I Got Dementia.” Then I started thinking, how will dementia
It is not about the big parties, the birthdays, or the holiday celebrations. In dementia care, it is about the small things. It’s about the
“I found my thrill…” I started. “On blueberry hill,” the group answered. It is astounding what the brain can recall, even when that brain is
A lot of people fear that their spouse or life partner will get dementia. Many people are already coping with it. It’s incredibly hard to