Coping When Your Loved One With Dementia Doesn’t Recognize You

by Alex | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized

Spouses and adult children of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias often have to brace themselves for a time when their loved one no longer recognizes them. Are you worried that your loved one with dementia has forgotten who you are? Maybe she doesn’t...

How to Cope When Alzheimer’s Steals Your Loved One’s Personality

by Alex | Oct 3, 2024 | Tips & Coping Skills Communication

Though memory loss is the best-known Alzheimer’s symptom, the disease can also cause psychiatric problems that lead to profound changes in personality, mood and behavior. As Alzheimer’s disease (AD) progresses, it destroys memories, causes erratic behavior and...

6 WAYS TO HELP SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T KNOW THEY’RE ILL: Anosognosia in Dementia

by Alex | Oct 3, 2024 | Tips & Coping Skills Communication

This little-known yet common consequence of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other brain disorders is called anosognosia, and it leaves people unaware that they are compromised by illness. Why Wouldn’t Someone Believe They Have Dementia? Family caregivers often ask...

Dementia Care Dos & Don’ts: Dealing with Dementia Behavior Problems

by Alex | Oct 3, 2024 | Tips & Coping Skills Communication

Mid-to-late stage dementia often presents challenging behavior problems. The anger, confusion, fear, paranoia and sadness that people with the disease are experiencing can result in aggressive and sometimes violent actions. Dealing with Dementia Behavior Communication...

Is Using Validation for Dementia Calming or Condescending?

by Alex | Oct 3, 2024 | Tips & Coping Skills Communication

Validation was developed in an attempt to understand the emotions that a person with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia is expressing and allow caregivers to respond in a way that encourages the person to express their emotions freely. People with...