How do you pay for Alzheimer's care?Long-term care is expensive. Have you managed to get assistance for paying for care? How have you tackled this part of caregiving? This is a place to share what has...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesCostTips & Advice
Had my essay on our journey through my father's Alzheimer's published. Please read...I lost my father after an incredibly long battle with Alzheimer's about 15 months ago. Wanting to help others finding themselves in the same horrible and overwhelming situation, I wrote...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCopingAwarenessCaregiving
Speech therapyIs there any value in speech therapy? I've heard that it doesn't really do any good. I would like to know if anyone has seen any benefit for their loved...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTips & Advice
Seeking spousal caregivers for a research project Hello there! I am posting on this page today because I am requesting participation in a research study I am conducting in partial fulfilment for my doctoral (PsyD) degree. In...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Spouse with Alzheimer’sI have no family members nearby and have been in the situation of a husband with Alzheimer’s disease - about stage 4 now - for four years. If anyone else...Reactions 0 reactions Comments34 repliesCaregiving
Has anyone read the book, "The End of Alzheimers" ?Dr Dale Bredeson's book says that including vitamins and minerals and fish oil and/or cod liver oil and VItamin D in the diet , can resolve some of the difficult...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 replies
Any suggestions to help with wandering? I arrived to the ladies house that I'm a caregiver for and she was on the next block with her purse on her shoulder. I stopped and asked her to...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesCaregiving
What are ways to deal with sundowning My husband has just recently started waking up in the middle of the night convinced he has to get dressed and "get some work done". I'm wondering if Donepezil is...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesSundowningCaregiving
Alzheimer’s Mother Hidden Away SomewhereI’ve been trying to locate where my mother’s half sister placed her after she lived with her a couple months in a mobile home in Lake Placid Florida. Sandy’s uncooperative...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesCaregivingFriends & FamilyTips & Advice
Suggestions to prevent a dementia patient from misplacing things?The lady I keep has dementia and she has started hiding things! Yesterday we couldn't find her hearing aids! After several hours of looking she remembered that the night before...Reactions 0 reactions Comments7 repliesTips & AdviceCaregiving