If you are looking for great giver ideas for those with Alzheimer’s disease this holiday season, here are some ideas for a few useful presents your loved one will really appreciate: Create a photo…
Advantages of Planning to Visit Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s Disease over the Holidays
Visiting a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) over the holidays is a great way to check on your family member to evaluate first-hand any changes in his/her disease process. It is well known…
Why Evaluate Your Loved One’s Respite Care Service?
If your have a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease(AD involved in respite care services, it’s not only important to evaluate the quality of the facility when initially selecting it, it’s…
Simplifying the Daily Routine for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
As you probably already know, being a caregiver for a loved one with a disease as serious as Alzheimer’s can be a pretty challenging job to say the least. Caregivers must practice patience and tolerance…
Helping Your Loved One Accept the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
There may be various responses to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Many individual respond with loss and grief while others don’t really show outward signs of caring one way or another-indicating…
10 Tips for Ensuring Safety for those with Alzheimer’s Disease who Wander
If you are a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) who tends to wonder, you are most likely very concerned about his/her safety. Here are some tips to plan ahead to maintain the personal…
Facts Alzheimer’s Caregivers Should Know
If you are a caregiver of a loved one newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), you may be wondering just what is in store for you as far as time commitment now and in the future. Staying informed…
Driving with Alzheimer’s-How do you Know When It’s Safe?
One important decision you may have to make as a caregiver is whether or not your loved one with Alzheimer’s disease is safe to drive a car or not. These issues should be dealt with in a sensitive…
10 Questions to Ask Prospective Respite Care Centers
If you are a caregiver for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease, you may be faced with the task of searching for respite care such as an Adult Day Center in the near or distant future. As with many…
Long Distance Caregivers-Tips to Make Your Job Easier
If you are caring for a loved one from afar, you are in good company, many caregivers of those with Alzheimer’ s disease care from their loved ones long distance. In fact, according to a recent…