Understanding the brain and how it is impaired with the progression of dementia helps families understand dementia behaviors and find strategies that respect dignity and reduce stress.

Anyone with this diagnosis can work on some lifestyle changes that can help them function better now and if they are on a path of a progressive illness like Alzheimer’s disease, work can be done on building cognitive reserve or new brain cells called neurogenesis.

If you or a friend is a “solo senior” without family, it is very important to do some good planning for your next steps and those “what if’s” of a longer life, including considerations for housing, healthcare, and personal safety.

Ways to Find Peace! Download a PDF of the December 2022 Newsletter Caring for someone with a progressive illness or experiencing the loss of a dear one during the holidays takes planning. Holidays are filled with traditions that prove challenging to say the least, particularly when you are also caring for a loved one. It is especially difficult for people heading into the fall holidays without a family member who passed away over the past…

If we act with the intention to be “present in the moment”, it can recharge our energy and give us a calm that other activities do not.

Who is the beneficiary of random acts of kindness? Is it you, the giver? Could it be the unsuspecting recipient?

Not all memory loss is dementia. Getting a good diagnosis will help the family with whatever journey they are to face.

Early in my career, I developed the “Dos and Don’ts” on communicating with someone who has memory loss. As I recently reviewed those items, I realized expanding upon my suggestions of how to communicate to reduce behavioral issues could also help the individual with a memory challenge feel heard.

Helpful resources for the elderly, including information on cell phone courses, horse therapy, adaptive clothing, and staying hydrated

These three frequent issues are just a few of the questions the families bring to Professional Geriatric Care Managers who are also called “Aging Life Care Experts.”