How has your life changed after placing a loved one in senior or assisted living?As the needs of a loved one with Alzheimer's progress and change, many family caregivers find themselves transitioning their loved one to...reactionsrepliesAssisted LivingCopingCaregiving
My dad can’t remember his past life……rambling on.My father is 94 and has dementia. He is in an assisted-living program now and seems to really like it. We had...reactions19repliesAssisted Living
How do you approach pain management for a loved one who has difficulty expressing their discomfort?Are there any helpful strategies or tools, such as pain assessment scales or behavior tracking? Share with the community what you've tried...reactions1reply
Help Our Research: Remote Interview Study! Caregiver Mental Wellbeing ($25 Gift Card)Dear community members, We are a group of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). We are conducting a research study...reactionsrepliesCaregivingMental HealthCoping
Anyone have experience with Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb)Leqembi is a biologic that helps target and remove existing amyloid plaques. A member is interested in learning if anyone has tried/has...reactions10repliesTreatment
My journey with Altzheimer'sI am an 80 year old woman. I was diagnosed with Altzheimers 3 months ago. I am on Memantine. It seems to...reactions7repliesCopingDiagnosisPatient
severe speech difficulties in mid stage Alzheimer'sMy wife's cognitive functions are fine but she suffers from short term memory loss. Six months ago her voice pitch changed significantly...reactions3repliesSymptoms
How does Alzheimer's impact your mental health? How does Alzheimer's impact your mental health? What are helpful coping strategies that you have found?...reactions11replies
Falling Apart I went to our niece's wedding, it was very overwhelming, then the dentist said that they would have to take my upper...reactions29repliesCopingDepressionPatient
Who do you turn to for support?Whether you're a caregiver or living with Alzheimer's, everyone needs support....reactions32repliesCaregiving