Learning and sharing information to support loved ones with Alzheimer's and Dementia--
Shadowing is a behavior often seen in the later stages of Alzheimer’s or Dementia. To many care- givers, shadowing is the most intrusive of all the symptoms and behaviors of Alzheimer’s and Dementia. The patient literally becomes your perpetual “shadow”. They follow your every movement for every waking moment. It does not sound as disturbing [...]
Moving Alzheimer’s Patient to Nursing Home Too often in life we are forced to do things we promised our parent or relative that we would never do. I was certain that Mom’s condition would never come to that, but a year into her late stage Alzheimers I found myself faced with the possibility that I [...]
