How do you stay grounded when feeling overwhelmed?It's normal to feel overwhelmed or anxious during stressful and uncertain times. It can be hard to manage those feelings. How do you cope with these feelings and what do...Reactions 0 reactions Comments21 repliesTips & AdviceCaregiving
How do you keep your home safe?Nightlights, guardrails, slip pads - what tools do you use to make sure every room in your home is safe to manage morning and night?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesResourcesTips & AdviceCoping
Caregivers, where do you turn when your mental health is taking a downturn?Caregiving is rough. We can all use some support at times. Where do you turn?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments19 repliesTips & AdviceCaregivingDepression
Are you a stressed dementia caregiver?I am a dementia educator. Hello. I'm here to give support and share. Is this you? Are you a stressed dementia caregiver? The stress of caring for someone with dementia...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesCaregivingCopingTips & Advice
Use of ChatGPT to help manage careI think this system will be quite useful in helping me manage the care of my wife. As a start, I typed in the following statement: My wife has Alzheimer's...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesCopingCaregivingTips & Advice
What are your suggestions for communication strategies?He is asking for help with different kinds of projects and than gets angry at my help suggestions....Reactions 0 reactions Comments9 repliesCaregivingTips & Advice
Early stages of dementia/alzeimers - and relocating residenceI am 83 and my husband 87 with beginning alzheimers. Maintaining our home and grounds is too much for me. I have applied at a senior citizen apartment for an...Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesDiagnosisTips & AdviceSymptoms
Does your loved one get confused about the television shows they watch and think they are really happening?I am finding that my loved one is getting confused between reality and what she is watching on television. Is this common for you?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesCaregivingTips & AdviceSymptoms
How has your Alzheimer's experience affected the way that you plan in your life?I have found that as a caregiver that I cannot plan too far in the future and take things a day at a time....Reactions 0 reactions Comments13 repliesCaregivingTips & Advice
Early stages of dementia/alzeimersmy husband (86 yrs) is i the beginning of dementia/alzheimers. What bothers me is when I informed the doctor of his forgetfulness and the doctor gave him a memory test...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesTips & AdviceSymptoms