The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
Deciding that it’s time for a parent to enter a nursing home isn’t easy. However, it’s harder when your other parent doesn’t need that extra care. If you’re worried about how to handle the situation, here are some tips that can help. Choosing the Best Nursing Home In the United States, there are about 15,600…
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People are already aware that exercise is good for the body. However, many people do not realize that exercise improves sleep and enhances mood. It helps us cope with stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. Today, with the Pandemic of COVID-19 affecting so many people, seniors are one group that needs help. Without…
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Transitioning into the role of a caregiver, especially for a loved one, can feel slightly overwhelming. Between possibly relocating your home to adjusting your current spending habits, this responsibility may begin to feel unmanageable and maybe even slightly impossible. While these feelings are completely valid, there is a lot you can do to combat…
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The brain is a remarkable tool we can refine through continuous training and learning. Consider “exercising” your mind to protect against cognitive decline and aid with certain mental health symptoms.
Our digital world has opened up so many possibilities. We have pretty much all the information we could ever hope to have right at our fingertips, thanks to our phones. However, while phones and their corresponding apps give us so much, they also expose us to risks. As so much of our world is…
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More and more, older adults are shouldering the responsibility of caring for other seniors, usually a spouse or sibling. But, these unpaid man-hours add up to lost wages and financial hardships for some. If you are in this position, you might be wondering how you can earn money without sacrificing the care your loved one…
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Do you consider yourself not worth the effort for cybercriminals to hack? Well, think again! While the high-profile cyber breaches at multinational corporations might be getting the limelight, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting private individuals like you and your loved ones at home, in schools, libraries, and even in hospitals. In 2020, 155.8 million individuals were…
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As someone who lived and cared for my mom who had Alzheimer’s, I learned very quickly that guilt would be my closest companion. It’s inevitable that those emotions become intertwined with sadness and sometimes even anger. The guilt comes from the feelings of: Not doing enough Not doing things correctly Dreaming about an afterlife Anger…
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Thank you SEIU for sponsoring this post! Most caregivers have a similar experience as me. My moment was walking into my mom’s house and finding piles of pills all over the place. She had gotten her meds out but had forgotten them somewhere along the way. The next epiphany I had was, “I…
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Most of us think we have more time than we actually do. Dementia may seem to move slowly, but its stealth blindsides us when suddenly our loved one can’t remember important dates, events, or people. So many times, after my mom passed, I wished I’d asked her about this person or that event. She lost…
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