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New York Times reporter Jane Gross recently moderated Taking Care: Helping Loved Ones as They Age, an interesting discussion on medical, financial and legal questions that need to be considered as people age. Experts on the various issues surrounding eldercare were gathered to share their insights into the best ways to deal with these […]
Difficulties may arise when you’re not the main caregiver or unable to be in attendance every minure of every day. Who do you believe when the Alzheimer’s patient says they’re being mistreated or relates other woes and the caregiver insists otherwise? This is a difficult question and there’s not any pat answer. You have to […]
An article in the Manchester (England) Evening News, “Plans to Tag Dementia Patients,” introduces the idea of tagging older, or dementia affected, people so they can be tracked by satellite. This proposal has been met with mixed reaction.
Balancing freedom and safety becomes the issue. If someone has cared for a family member with Alzheimer’s or some […]
As I read the stories at the Living Through Windows site Liz mentioned, I realized how thankful I was that Mother and Auntie also had caregivers in nursing homes who cared about them. This section about the caregivers at the Third Floor Phillips reveals how much the caregivers care and the understanding they have for patients […]
When we know what the Alzheimer’s victim is feeling and thinking, it becomes much easier to care for that person. I only wish I’d known more about Alzheimer’s when my aunt and mother first became afflicted. As I read and researched, I was better able to know what was going on in Mother’s world and […]
One challenge of caring for Alzheimer’s patients is their tendency to stay up all hours of the night, sleep during the day, or alternately catnap and putter around the house 24/7. This becomes increasingly difficult when they no longer can occupy themselves with reading, handiwork, watching TV.
“Lights out” time came to mind when an elderly […]
We often encounter a couple of dilemnas with Alzheimer’s patients and eating. Sometimes an Alzheimer’s patient will eat too much and the wrong foods. Then as the disease progresses, getting them to eat at all becomes a challenge.
Mother, who had never liked sweets very much, suddenly become fond of desserts and would eat these instead of […]
When people learn that my mom and aunt (her sister) were afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, they often ask me, “Mary, aren’t you worried you’ll get it?”
I tell them, “I can’t spend time worrying.”
My mom was one of four children. Her sister and she developed Alzheimer’s in their latter years. Their two brothers were afflicted only […]
As summer weather reaches its peak and hot humid days are numerous, it sometimes becomes a challenge to keep the Alzheimer’s patient adequately hydrated. They don’t understand the need to drink frequently. So if they don’t feel like drinking water, juice, or some other liquid, they may simply refuse it, even clamping their mouth tightly […]
You’ll find more information about Black Currants and aging on Ruth’s Eating Fabulous blog (http://www.eatingfabulous.com/blackcurrants-with-more-vitamin-c/ ). I mentioned in a previous post that The Currant Company (www.thecurrantcompany.com) here in the United States has developed a juice from this fruit that is supposed to help with aging and Alzheimer’s.
Ruth found information about a company in the […]
Encouraging Alzheimer's caregivers from someone who's been there.
Written by Mary Emma Allen [email], and Liz Lewis, RN for b5media.
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