Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
I know how difficult it is to find activities for your loved one who has Alzheimer’s. If your loved one is like my Mom, she was always happier if she had something productive to do. Raised on a farm as a child, Mom held to the theory that work should be done from sun-up to [...]
Can Alzheimer’s Patient Read or Watch Television Someone asked me about this recently and I think it’s a topic that I haven’t discussed very much. Actually, most Alzheimer’s and Dementia sufferers can read and watch television as much as they ever did in the past. What’s different about their entertainment habits as their Alzheimer’s progresses [...]
In later stages of Alzheimer’s and Dementia it becomes imperative that the care-giver assist in creating activities or suggesting things for them to do. They simply don’t remember the favored things that occupied their mind in the past. By middle stage, my mom always had an activity book in hand. She could do “seek and [...]
