Even when confusion and memory loss escalate through the end stages of dementia, there’s an interesting and welcome reprieve that often occurs. Formerly termed “terminal…
The End Stages of Dementia: What to Know When Lucidity Returns
April 19, 2021
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Creative Strategies to Engage Seniors with Low-Vision and Alzheimer’s
March 15, 2021
Finding activities that can be engaging and fun for a family member with Alzheimer’s disease tends to be a challenge. Add in vision impairment , and…
Overcome One of the Top Challenges of Caring for Someone with Dementia
October 15, 2020
The many challenges of caring for someone with dementia require creativity, patience, and empathy, being able to step outside of your personal logic and reasoning…
Senior Hygiene Help for Alzheimer’s: Creative Approaches to Avoid Resistance
July 10, 2019
Out of all the challenges pertaining to providing care for a senior loved one with dementia, the Alzheimer’s Association reveals that the most prevalent difficulty is…
Seniors with Alzheimer’s in St. Louis: Understanding Treatments and How They Work
February 15, 2019
The latest Alzheimer’s data is worrying. The disease is currently the 6th leading cause of death, rising above both breast cancer and prostate cancer combined….
Continuum Healthcare in St. Louis: Two New Breakthrough Discoveries in Alzheimer’s Disease
January 15, 2019
Exciting research is zeroing in ever closer to the eradication of Alzheimer’s disease, this time in the form of two medications already developed and approved…
Dementia Care in St. Louis: Groundbreaking New Alzheimer’s Disease Research
April 6, 2018
Those of us who follow current Alzheimer’s disease research are all too accustomed with the problematic amyloid plaques thought to be linked to Alzheimer’s. But…
How to Feel More Comfortable in Visiting Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease
March 14, 2018
It may be just a little intimidating to understand exactly what to talk about and how to act when visiting someone with Alzheimer’s disease. And,…
Alzheimer’s Care Advice for Each Stage of the Disease
November 18, 2015
Most retirees are now more concerned about receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis than they are about getting cancer or diabetes, according to the Age Wave/Merrill Lynch’s…
Is It Alzheimer’s? 10 Warning Signs
November 5, 2015
We all experience moments of forgetfulness in our daily lives. But when does misplacing keys on occasion or forgetting your phone number turn into something…