The Diary of An Alzheimer's Caregiver
Appreciate the good, laugh at the crazy, and deal with the rest!
Our brains age with us. Like our physical capabilities, they also deteriorate and weaken as we get older, causing a decline in our cognitive skills. Most of us experience random moments of forgetfulness – walking into a room and not remembering why you’re there or failing to recall what you’re about to say to someone;…
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Aging at home can present unique challenges for seniors. For instance, mobility and health issues make it difficult for them to live safely and independently. And that’s just for starters. Fortunately, home care professionals make it possible for seniors to live safely and independently right in the comforts of their very own homes.
As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, the patients ultimately need proper care and effective treatment according to their medical condition and stages of diseases. Creating an Alzheimer’s care plan requires proper diagnosis, if you or anyone from your family are suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia problems then Senior Home Care Specialists can help you to take care…
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As a human being, it’s only natural that you want to take care of your parent(s) that needs extra help because of the age or any disability that’s disrupting his/her every-day life and activities. While everyone who’s a caregiver feels privileged to be able to take care of the elderly, this task comes with numerous…
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This post was written by my friend Karen Blessing from Baking In A Tornado where it was first published. I took each letter out of the mailbox noting who everyone was from, which were junk, which were holiday cards. And then there was the one that jolted me. I stuck it on the bottom…
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Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common cause of dementia. As it happens, it is a “progressive” disorder that mainly causes the degeneration of brain cells. In short, when you have Alzheimer’s, your brain cells will “waste away” as time passes by. While people who are diagnosed with AD are normally seniors and older individuals,…
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