Month: December 2019

Photographs of friends and family can be a very useful tool to interact with a loved one with dementia. Just remember that it is better to give them information than to ask them questions. “Look, there’s Patricia” is a better thing to say than to ask “Who is that?”. The purpose is to try and […]

People often ask what the difference is between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Dementia is the overall term for a group of symptoms caused by the death of brain cells. Alzheimer’s disease is just one cause of dementia though, according to the Alzheimer’s Association, it does account for about 60% to 80% of all cases. Vascular […]

I found this very useful page from Medicare.gov which allows you to check the nursing homes in your area of the USA. It gives information on the quality of care, staffing levels, whether they accept Medicaid patients and many other topics. Click on the link and it should take you to the page. https://www.medicare.gov/NursingHomeCompare/search.html .

I was very fortunate that my mother was able – and willing – to tell me what she was feeling for the first few years of her illness. This made it easier for me to know what to do and say to help her feel more secure. She was feeling very uneasy one day so […]