Have you had experience with, or considered, utilizing home hospice care? ...Home hospice care can be a compassionate option to help someone who is living their last days to be in the comfort...reactions4repliesEnd of Life Care
How to Keep a Loved One With Alzheimer's in Bed at Night...Sundown can so often be a problematic time for people with Alzheimer's. As darkness sets in, their confusion may increase, and along...reactions6comments
Speech therapy...Is there any value in speech therapy? I've heard that it doesn't really do any good. I would like to know if...reactions2repliesTips & Advice
Driving With Alzheimer's 101...I have Alzheimer's, and I still drive. I told my husband when I was diagnosed that if I encountered problems driving, I...reactions5comments
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...reactionsreplies
Activities for someone with moderate dementia? ...My husband was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s at 60. He is 63 now and not working so he is home all...reactions4repliesCaregiving
How do I live moment to moment and then try to plan things?...I can get lost in the details of the moment that I never really plan for the future. How do I live...reactions3repliesCaregivingCoping
What have others tried regarding meal options, in particular "finger foods"?...My mother is quickly losing interest in eating. Her speech therapist is recommending going to always having "finger foods" around. At the...reactions4repliesCaregivingDiet & NutritionTips & Advice
Light in the Darkness: Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda...I thought it strange that my mom's slipper, a single slipper, was on the floor outside of my mom's bedroom. With Alzheimer's...reactionscomments
How do I remain positive in a difficult situation as a care partner?...It's easy for me to fall into the trap of feeling unsettled and disheartened....reactionsrepliesCopingCaregivingDepression
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...reactions5repliesTips & AdviceCopingResources
Caregivers, You Are Enough...Like most people, my cell phone is the first thing I see every morning. This morning, I reached over, squinted at the...reactions3comments
Alzheimer’s Book Club: Somebody I Used to Know - A Memoir...In a previous Alzheimer's Book Club post, author Lisa Genova, writer of Still Alice, commented and suggested that I read Somebody I...reactions2comments
Home Care In End-Stage Alzheimer's...You have probably heard of hospice care during the end stages of Alzheimer's disease, but you may not have considered how home...reactionscomments
To tell your loved one everything that’s wrong and all details or not?...My father has advanced dementia. He knows what happens in his daily life because we have hired 24/7 help. He knows he...reactions14repliesCaregivingAwareness
Recent Diagnosis - What Does the Future Hold?...I was diagnosed with dementia about a year ago, and the only major impact it has had on my life is that...reactions9comments
It's in the Family...My father had Alzheimers starting at age 80 and lived to be 90, lived with my brother and his family, and attended...reactions2comments
Changes in CB - Her Story...I am a caretaker for my wife Carol; she is 79. We met at school in the 11th grade. We’ve been sweethearts...reactions4comments
Interview With Jena: My Honey's Diagnosis and Coping With Loss...Jena is a part of the AlzheimersDisease.net community and has first-hand experience with a spouse being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She...reactions1comment
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...reactions2replies
