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Once the excitement of the first days of summer vacation from school are over, the caregivers who are mom and daughters/sons, often are bombarded with the comments, “I’m bored. I don’t know what to do.”
Check out the post, Activities for Your Youngsters This Summer - Reading & Others, over at my new blog One Book Two Book. There […]
Sometimes it’s good to recap, so here’s a quick roundup of my favorite Alzheimer’s Note’s posts over the past few months…
Children and Alzheimer’s Disease
Charlton Heston and Alzheimer’s Disease
Do You Believe in Restraints for Alzheimer’s Patients?
The Multiple Identities of An Alzheimer’s Caregiver.
Should We Laugh/Joke About Alzheimer’s?
So what’s your favorites?
Tags: Alzheimer’s Notes, Alzheimers, Alzheimers-disease, best posts, caregivers, […]
This time of year, throughout the month of August, the “back-to-school” idea is in many people’s minds….students who will be attending school of some type, parents involved in getting them ready, and caregivers juggling school schedules and caring for Alzheimer’s grandparents.
This will involve more planning and scheduling for caregivers of the sandwich generation as their […]
Following the posts on ‘Explaining Alzheimer’s Disease to Young Children Through Books’ and ‘Children Talk About Alzheimer’s Disease’, I decided to find out what’s available on the internet to help children understand Alzheimer’s disease.
As you would expect, there are a number of articles available aimed at parents:
Alzheimer’s: Helping Children Understand the Disease. (Mayo Clinic)
Helping Teens […]
Trying to help a young child understand what Alzheimer’s Disease is and how it is changing their Grandmother or Grandfather?
Sometimes the best way is through reading fiction.
There are a number of well written books for children about Alzheimer’s Disease and how it affects the family. Here’s a few to start off with:
Singing with Momma Lou […]
My mother appeared to enjoy my grandchildren (her great grandchildren) visiting her when she resided in the nursing home. She greeted Kara and Alex with smiles and often tried to talk, whereas with me she might remain silent. Other residents on her floor delighted in them, too.
As I’d push Alex in his stroller through the halls […]
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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