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It can seem difficult to find appropriate gifts for those with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Here are some ideas to help you figure out what will gifts will be helpful and enjoyable to your loved ones. read more

Caregiving is by no means an easy task, especially if you’re the primary caregiver of a loved one living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. As rewarding as it is being able to be there for a loved one, it is also natural to feel stressed, exhausted, frustrated, and sad at times. read more

Dementia can be a difficult thing to explain to our kids, but it is important to help them understand the facts and cope with their emotions. read more

Receiving a dementia diagnosis can be harrowing—it’s normal for the person who has been diagnosed to feel a range of negative emotions, from sadness to frustration, or even outright denial. Understanding the reason behind the denial is important to coming up with strategies to help your loved one. read more

Dementia can be a difficult thing to explain to our kids, but it is important to help them understand the facts and cope with their emotions. read more

Dealing with anger and aggression when caring for our loved ones can be difficult, but understanding how to react correctly can help prevent a fallout. read more

One of the symptoms that is less commonly identified and attributed to dementia is incontinence. In the course of caregiving, how often have you realised that your ward has soiled herself, only to blame it as an inevitable by-product of old age (or even wilfulness)? read more

Dementia can be a difficult thing to explain to our kids, but it is important to help them understand the facts and cope with their emotions. read more

Most of us have gone through the frustration of momentarily forgetting someone’s name, the date of an important appointment, or even where we’ve misplaced our mobile phone. But for persons living in the shadow of Alzheimer’s Disease and other dementias, this sense of frustration can be a daily affair. read more

In the process of caring for your loved one with dementia, you may have come across times when she says that she just saw her dead husband walk pass the window, or shout at non-existent bugs crawling on the floor. Whether disturbing or ridiculous to you, hallucinations are very real to persons with dementia. For caregivers and loved ones alike, seeing your ward with dementia hallucination can present both a traumatic and frustrating scenario. read more