Arguing With Your Loved One With Alzheimer’s Won’t Help Anyone...About 5 years into my mother's Alzheimer's journey, I was spending the night at my parents’ house and decided to help my...reactions4comments
Housing & Alzheimer's: Moving On to Create a New Home...About 18 months ago, my grandma, who is now 85, put her name on the waiting list for an assisted living apartment...reactions3comments
Moving to Senior Housing Can Improve Quality of Life...There are a lot of difficult decisions to make when caring for someone with Alzheimer's. When is it not safe to drive...reactionscomments
Why a Move to Senior Housing Can Be the Best and Safest Choice...Part of caring for someone with Alzheimer's is wondering when they will need more help. As a caregiver for my mom, who...reactions3comments
ADLs, IADLs: Understanding Long-Term Services and Supports...To ensure that every person receives the care they need, doctors and governing bodies have created standardized scales and surveys to assess...reactions2comments
When Is It Time To Move My Loved One With Dementia out of Their Home?...In the beginning, I was a long-distance caregiver and helped my mom from states away. Then, one day, we woke up and...reactions3comments
Brandon Burke...Brandon Burke is a Maryland native who has lived in the D.C. area for nearly 20+ years. He has a degree in...
Jessica C. Guthrie...Jessica C. Guthrie is a caregiving strategist, Alzheimer's advocate, and founder of Jessica C. Guthrie Caregiving Consultancy, dedicated to making family caregivers...
Resources and Support for Late-Stage Alzheimer's...Caring for someone with Alzheimer's disease can be difficult. This is especially true as the disease gets worse and the person needs...
10 Ways Caregivers Emotionally Support a Loved One...Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's disease can be an exceptionally stressful and emotional journey for both the caregiver and the...reactions2comments
The Last Stages of Alzheimer's: Oral Health...Caring for a loved one who is living with dementia can be an incredibly challenging experience as the disease progresses and its...reactions1comment
Caregiver's Role in Caring for People with Alzheimer's...People with Alzheimer's disease are usually cared for by family members or friends, and the vast majority of people with Alzheimer's receive...
Coping with the Late-Stages of Alzheimer's...Alzheimer's disease is a progressive illness that is often broken down into 7 general stages: The stages do have some overlap. But...
Understanding Bed Rest Basics for Alzheimer’s Caregivers...If you have a loved one who is in the final stages of Alzheimer's and on bed rest, there are some basics...reactionscomments
Avoid Burnout By Taking Time For Yourself ...I have a hard time saying “no” to things, especially when they are in relation to my advocacy for Alzheimer’s. I know...reactionscomments
"Are You Coming to the Activity?"...After my grandma moved to the supportive housing complex she now lives in, we had high hopes that she would get out...reactionscomments
"Your Family Gets It": Learning, Advocacy, and Support...We sit at the table in my grandma's supportive living floor dining room, coloring pictures of a church. Since she moved in...reactionscomments
The Festive Tree: Embracing All Seasons With Alzheimer's...My grandma recently moved into a long-term care home following an infection, and a stay in a rehabilitation hospital. Despite her quarantine...reactions2comments
Making Conversation...As time goes on, many of us see it become more complicated for our loved ones with Alzheimer's or dementia to make...reactionscomments
Navigating With Humor: “Maybe Your Brain Just Didn’t Update That File”...Today as we were leaving my grandma's after putting up some new hummingbird decals on her window, I glanced down at her...reactions1comment
