Archive for category: Alzheimer’s DIsease

As a tactic for managing dementia agitation, a caregiver plays her elderly client’s favorite songs.

Managing Dementia Agitation With Music-Based Care

What should be a quick morning routine suddenly turns into a…
A woman receiving treatment for Alzheimer’s at home smiles as she relaxes on her sofa after her injection.

Treatment for Alzheimer’s Enters a New Age With At-Home Leqembi

Families touched by Alzheimer’s know how challenging even the…
A woman pauses to gaze out the window to ease feelings of anger and frustration in dementia care.

Feeling Anger and Frustration in Dementia Care? Try This.

Caring for someone with dementia demands patience, empathy, and…
A man utilizes dementia care through sports memories to engage his father.

How Dementia Care Through Sports Memories Sparks Connection

Ask someone to share their favorite sports memory, and you’ll…
caregiver comforting his senior mother with Alzheimer's

Are You Unintentionally Making These Alzheimer’s Caregiving Mistakes?

No one hands you a manual for this. You try your best. You…
A woman who is trying to understand the way someone with dementia experiences the world places her hand on her mother’s shoulder.

The Way Someone With Dementia Experiences the World and How You Can Help

The way someone with dementia experiences the world isn’t…
A woman whose mom has Alzheimer’s hugs her while gazing thoughtfully into the distance.

If Mom Has Alzheimer’s, Are You at Risk Too?

Mom has Alzheimer’s, and as you watch her struggle to remember…
A puzzle of a brain shows one piece missing, alluding to the advancements in Alzheimer’s science that are still to come.

Charting New Horizons: Advancements in Alzheimer’s Science

One positive thing about Alzheimer’s disease is it has seized…
A woman hugs her aging mother as she learns more about communicating with compassion with people who have dementia.

Communicating With Compassion: What Not to Say to People With Dementia

Have you ever said the wrong thing? Perhaps your intention…
A woman comforts her elderly mother as she contemplates whether it is time for 24-hour dementia care.

Knowing When to Take the Step Toward 24-Hour Dementia Care

Taking good care of a family member with dementia requires…
A woman works at managing reality in dementia support with her aging mother by pointing out the date on the calendar.

The Delicate Balance: Embracing and Managing Reality in Dementia Support

Did you ever wake up in the middle of a dream and wonder, for…

Alzheimer’s Caregiving: When to Step In and When to Step Back

If someone you love has Alzheimer’s disease, it can be an automatic…