What is your relationship with your/loved one's health care team? ...How do you feel your healthcare team supports you in managing you/your loved one's health? If positive, what advice would you give to others who might be struggling? If not...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesHealthcare Team
We Got a Puppy - What Were We Thinking?!...Caring for a loved one with dementia is a lot of work. It takes a lot of time. Your day revolves around how they are doing, and who is going...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
What are the main reasons for putting financial assets in caregivers name only...I put our financial assets in my name only when my DH was first diagnosed a few years ago. Now he's upset and insisting I put them back in both...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCaregiving
Helping Caregivers - A SMART Approach...About 10 years ago I finished my master's degree program in management and leadership with the goal of using it primarily in the non-profit sector. Funny thing is that I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How do I keep my spouse from obsessing?...My husband has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and vascular impairment. He’s been obsessing on our taxes and keeps wanting to go through our paperwork and he either misplaces things or...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCaregiving
My spouse is becoming increasingly difficult for me to control ...Control...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCopingTips & Advice
Trending Caregiver Practices for Self-Care...Are you a family caregiver who is feeling mentally and physically drained lately? Taking care of a family member can be challenging. As a caregiver for over 10 years, I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Fun with Art...Once upon a time, my sweet student was really mad. She said her daughter wouldn't let her buy a house she liked. I said, "No worries! We'll find you a...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
In America survey: Help others understand the impact of Alzheimer's disease...The In America survey is now closed To better understand the patient and caregiver experience and realities of Alzheimer's disease, we are fielding our annual In America survey. By taking...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesAwareness
Fill in the blank: The most frequent question I get from others about Alzheimer’s is __________....We posted this fill-in-the-blank prompt on our Facebook page, so we wanted to see what answers we got here in our forums. Respond below!...Reactions0reactionsComments6 repliesCaregiving
Do you have any tips for attachment to stuffed animals?...My mom has a stuffed animal that she thinks is real, which is fine. The problem is, she thinks it’s a baby (it’s an enlarged cardinal bird that can be...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
My World With Alzheimer's: A Trip to the Grocery Store...People ask me what it is like to live with Alzheimer's. My common response is, "I have good days and bad days." So, let's talk about a bad day. I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Looming Like a Hurricane, the Unstoppable Force of Alzheimer's...The winds swept over New Orleans in the summer of 2005 like a hurricane. In fact, it was a Category 3 hurricane. Katrina bashed the Crescent City with hammering blows...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Alzheimer's Book Club: "We Are the Brennans"...I took a rest day recently to dive into a book that had been sitting on my book shelf for longer than I would care to admit, quite frankly. I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Prosopagnosia (Facial Blindness) and Alzheimer’s Disease...Did you ever wonder why your loved one or patient with Alzheimer's disease has difficulty recognizing their loved ones? Or why they have difficulty recognizing someone's facial expression or facial...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How to respond to our LO’s...Saw this on another page n wanted to share! So very valuable to keep in mind: 1. Never ARGUE, Instead AGREE. 2. Never REASON, Instead DIVERT. 3. Never SHAME, Instead...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesCopingAwarenessCaregiving
Road Trip With Mom...I recently went on a road trip with my husband, son, his girlfriend of one year, and my mom. We drove from Long Island back to Buffalo where we lived...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Nancy Craker-Yahman...Nancy Craker-Yahman is an educator with years of international teaching experience. She resides in Massachusetts with her family and is a current teacher mentor supporting university students through their final...
How do you navigate getting your loved one to various appointments?...A disruption in schedule can wreak havoc on a day. But what happens when you must schedule an appointment for your loved one? Whether it be a doctor's appointment, a...Reactions0reactionsComments22 repliesCaregivingTips & Advice
Finding Independence in a Senior Home...When people imagine senior homes, they can typically only think of losing freedoms. Losing the freedom to live in your own home. Losing the freedom to live alone. Losing the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
