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Dementia Care Giving

Blog Posts

• Blog Post - Depression and the Too-Secret Grief of the Dementia Caregiver

  Grief precedes death for dementia caregivers; little wonder one in four are depressed.

• Blog Post - Dementia Caregivers Deserve Summer Vacation, Too

  For caregivers of people with dementia, here's a list of vacation ideas.

Questions & Answers

• Question - How do you help correcting someone who has dementia?

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• Question - My mother, who has dementia, refuses to go to assisted living. How do we get her involved?

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• Question - Is it normal for dementia patients to lose their ability to speak?

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• Question - How do we help my father, with Lewy Body Dementia, find the bathroom at night?

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• Question - How long does a person with dementia usually live?

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• Question - How can I get my mother, who has dementia, to calm down in her nursing home?

  How do you calm down someone with dementia in a nursing home? Is calming a dementia patient down even possible in an environment like a nursing home?

• Question - My dad has stage 7 dementia and attends adult day services...

  Unanswered. Can you help?

• Question - How do we handle a parent who has dementia and refuses to go to a doctor?

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• Question - How can I get my aunt who has dementia to leave her house...

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• Question - How can I help my parents with dementia accept the care they need?

  Refusing help is common in parents with dementia. Get advice on dealing with parents with dementia who refuse help from assisted living staff.