By: Cate McCarty At this time of year hauntings are not just in old homes. If you are living with an individual with dementia, you may well be faced with ghosts and imaginings that are convincingly real in presentation. Some forms of dementia are more likely to have...
By: Linda Burhans Seniors are especially vulnerable to an increasing number of scams and fraudulent activities. There are a variety of reasons for this, but the main reason is that scam artists and unsavory people are very skilled at weaseling their way into seniors’...
By: Linda Burhans If you are a caregiver there is a pretty good possibility you did not get a complete and restful sleep last night. Many times caregivers enter my support groups clearly exhausted and sleep deprived. The importance of caring for caregivers cannot be...
By: Bonnie Brown In fact, the holidays can make healthcare even more stressful. Beyond your own health issues, when your family gathers, you may see notable changes in the health of your loved ones, which may set off your warning bells. That makes it doubly stressful....
By: Gary LeBlanc The best advice I can give on the subject of oral hygiene is to have all dental needs attended to during the earliest onset of dementia. Toothaches or any other type of pain can greatly contribute to the confusion. While dealing with my father’s...
By: Becky Moultrie – Owner Assisting Hands Homecare Communicating effectively is one of the most important things that you can do to engage with those around you and ensure that your relationships are as connected, meaningful, and beneficial as possible. In your...
