Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
Senior Care Choices For most of us there comes a time when we are faced with making decisions about the care of an elderly or ailing parent. Lisa James has written this article with that time in mind and helps to answer the question… “What are the choices when our parents can no longer live [...]
5 Reasons the Nursing Home may be the Best Choice for Your loved one with Alzheimer’s and Your Family – by Dane Cross Deciding to check an Alzheimer’s sufferer into a nursing home or care home is a hard decision that many have to face. Fortunately, there are many advantages to both family and patient [...]
A few reminders for the Nursing Home or Assisted Living facility When choosing a “group home,” Nursing Home, Assisted Living facility or other residence for our loved one with Alzheimer’s or Dementia, we usually have a long list of requirements that we expect to find there. Below are a few essentials that generally aren’t remembered [...]
A Nursing Home or Assisted Living Facility- Which will you choose? There are many choices to make when your loved one is no longer able to live in their own home or with a family member. I know how disheartening and sad it can be when your loved one has to be moved to an [...]
What happens when the nursing home asks you to stay away for a week…maybe more? When it happened to me, I took offense. I didn’t tell them I took offense, I smiled and reassured Mom that I’d be back later, knowing full-well that I would not. I would do as they asked and stay away [...]
Two Part Series – Choosing a “Nursing Home” or “Group Home” Part II – Choosing a “Group Home” for Alzheimer’s – Dementia Patient To find all the “Group Homes” in your area may require more than the yellow pages in the phone book, as I did for Nursing Homes. When I was searching for a [...]
Two Part Series – Choosing a Nursing Home or Group Home Part I Choosing a “Nursing Home” for Alzheimer’s or Dementia Patient Choosing a nursing home is a difficult time for Caregiver and Patient alike. Usually, both parties hoped that it would not come to this point. Like everyone else, I intended to take care [...]
If you’ve read the 7 Stages of Alzheimers, you realize there are obvious degrees of decline through this disease. Sometimes the decline is exhilarated by a hospital stay, a surgery, a particular medication, anything out of the ordinary. But the normal progression of this disease is to the last stage, Stage Seven. Then there is [...]
