Active yesterdayAgitation: What are your go-to strategies when calming a loved one's agitation?Alzheimer's disease can be incredibly frustrating - not only for the people around them, like family and friends, trying to adjust to this new reality, but also for the person!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments42 repliesCaregivingTips & Advice
Active 8 days agoNo one sees the "little" things that make me so sadMy husband was diagnosed with early onset three years ago at age 57. He is still able to do lots of things (garden, golf, church)...but as empty nesters, I am...Reactions 0 reactions Comments22 repliesFriends & FamilyCopingCaregiving
How can you talk with your children or grandchildren about taking an active role in caregiving?What are ways to help younger family members go from being observers to active caregiving participants? What do you say to them? What is your approach?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCaregivingFriends & Family
"What issues did you encounter when you placed your loved one in a care facility, and how did you address those issues?"This is a space to share tips and experiences about placing a loved one with Alzheimer's in a care facility. The option to place a loved one in a care...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesTips & AdviceCaregivingAssisted Living
How do you help your loved one stay hydrated? Many people with dementia have trouble recognizing that they are thirsty or accessing water to drink, and this can affect them in several ways - worsened symptoms, UTIs, headaches, and...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCaregivingDiet & NutritionTips & Advice
What do you fear most when it comes to Alzheimer's disease?An Alzheimer's diagnosis can be overwhelming - not only for the person but for family and friends. Our community shared their insight on what they worry about the most when...Reactions 0 reactions Comments43 repliesCopingCaregivingGenetics/Hereditary Risk
What is one thing you would tell someone beginning their journey with Alzheimer's Disease (as a caregiver or facing the disease themselves)?We all started somewhere with this. I guess I would lovingly tell someone to brush up on their "patience" skills....Reactions 0 reactions Comments20 repliesCaregivingTips & AdviceCoping
For those of you who have been more recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's, please tell us how you are doing.You are not alone. Come join the conversation about anything that you want to discuss....Reactions 0 reactions Comments23 repliesNewly DiagnosedPatientCaregiving
Fill in the blank: The most frequent question I get from others about Alzheimer’s is __________.We posted this fill-in-the-blank prompt on our Facebook page, so we wanted to see what answers we got here in our forums. Respond below!...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCaregiving
How to respond to our LO’sSaw this on another page n wanted to share! So very valuable to keep in mind: 1. Never ARGUE, Instead AGREE. 2. Never REASON, Instead DIVERT. 3. Never SHAME, Instead...Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCopingAwarenessCaregiving