What would YOU want, if you had dementia?
I received a great question from a reader just the other day on my blog: I was told that I have early onset dementia about
May 12, 2019
Tag: vascular dementia
Improv comedy and dementia care workshop now online
Our workshop is officially ONLINE which means you can take it from wherever (and whenever) you want! This is a cool opportunity for you to
March 28, 2019
How one woman got her husband to agree to attend adult day care
She knew that she’d have a hard time getting her husband, Ben, into adult day care. Ben loved working, and now that he was retired
December 30, 2018
"I feel like I’m walking on eggshells.”
I met Ansel’s wife, Megan, when the home care agency I work with sent me to visit their home. Ansel has vascular dementia and is
August 30, 2018
“Her memory is terrible, but she doesn’t have dementia” and other statements by people in denial
“Well, mom probably forgot to call you back. I told her to do it, but her memory is just terrible,” Megan’s daughter said. “She doesn’t have
July 12, 2018
“He sleeps all day!”
Most people with dementia, especially in later stages, will sleep all day if you let them. A lot of caregivers come to me with the
August 4, 2017
If your loved one is doing any of these 5 things, they shouldn't be home alone
A lot of people will tell me that they’ve “got a plan” or that they’ve “worked out a system” for their loved one to be
May 29, 2017
What are the differences between the types of dementia?
Image is also in my book, When Someone You Know is Living in a Dementia Care Community, by JHU Press. Depending on who you ask,
March 20, 2017
Can you still play
Samuel is a very “tactile” person. By that I mean, he touches everything. He spends most of his day either sleeping or walking around the care
January 26, 2017
