Give Mom a sense of Time~
Digital Clocks, Watches and Calendars to Keep Time with Dementia
Before Mom's Alzheimer's diagnosis she lived alone and called me first thing every morning to ask what day it was. Actually, she often called 5 or 6 times every morning to learn the day, date and time. As I look back now, I can hardly believe that I was so annoyed because she couldn't remember to take her medication every day! In hindsight, if she couldn't … [Read More...]
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“The Essential Guide to Avoiding Dementia” :Book Review
Mary Jordan, whose publications include books on Caring, End of Life and GP Practice Management, in addition to articles in nursing and social care journals and magazines, answers a multitude of questions about dementia in this new book. "The Essential Guide to Avoiding Dementia." The information delivered in Ms Jordan's book couldn't come at a better time. In the next few decades hundreds … [Read More...]
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Digital Clocks, Watches and Calendars to Keep Time with Dementia
Before Mom’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis she lived alone and called me first thing every morning to ask what day it was. Actually, she often called 5 or 6 times every morning to learn the day, date and time. As I look back now, I can hardly believe that I was so annoyed because she couldn’t remember [...]
Are Reminder-Notes Enough for the Alzheimer’s Patient to Live Alone?
Can reminder-notes slow or prevent memory loss from Alzheimer’s or Dementia? If you knew you were going to lose your car keys tomorrow, could you put them in a “special” place tonight and prevent their loss altogether? I have a friend, recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, who has been telling me about just such a plan [...]
Rick Phelps – Videos “What Alzheimer’s Means to Me”
This is an ongoing Video Series created by Rick Phelps. Rick is an EOAD (Early-Onset Alzheimer Disease) patient but instead of fading away with this disease Rick has done something different, very different. Rick has decided to make videos and record the affects of this disease on him and, perhaps, bring awareness and education about [...]
Alzheimer’s and Dementia and Anesthesia –What causes the severe Confusion
When my Mom was hospitalized for tests due to shortness of breath and other symptoms of pneumonia, she was totally confused the entire time she was in the hospital. She had been to this same hospital many times for tests and such, but had never needed an overnight stay. This time she was hospitalized for [...]
How to Convince the person with Alzheimer’s to Shower, Change clothes and sometimes Brush Their Teeth
I was really baffled when Mom began to wear the same clothes day after day whether they were clean or not. Occasionally, I’d find her bundled up in a winter coat when it was 90 degrees. Once I arrived for a short trip to the grocery store and quick lunch at a fast-food restaurant and [...]
Foreign to those with Alzheimer’s or dementia are Phones, Remotes, and Microwave Ovens
On one particular morning Mom called to complain that her Television would not work. She had long been infatuated with Bob Barker and the Price Is Right. And more recently, TV had become her all-time favorite pastime since it required little interaction. Mom could no longer watch movies or soap operas or serial television with [...]
Alzheimers and Dementia Patients can Suffer Frightening Nights
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients can Suffer Frightening Evenings If your family member has Alzheimer’s or Dementia, they may suffer through some nights that are more than fitful. Severe mood swings can occur during the evening hours that are often referred to as Sundowning or Sundowners. My own Mom would often awake from a sound sleep, [...]
Alzheimer’s|Dementia, Poor Hearing and Language Confusion
Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Hearing and Language Several years before my Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, my brother contacted me about Mom’s behavior at a family gathering which I did not attend. He stated that he’d tried several times to have a conversation with mom to no avail. She would either talk in circles, having no idea what [...]
