Tips for Talking to Family About a Senior with Alzheimer’s Disease Before a Visit A family reunion can be a fantastic way to connect with loved ones and spend quality time with them. As a family caregiver, this is also a way you can encourage your aging parent to stay in touch with family, and…
The Benefits of Respite Care for a Caregiver of a Senior with Alzheimer’s Disease In your journey as a family caregiver for a senior who is living with Alzheimer’s disease, you will encounter a wide variety of challenges and difficult situations. As their needs and challenges increase with the progression of their disease, they will…
Building a Care Team for Your Senior After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: Who Should Be Included? After your parent’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease is a time of decision-making and putting plans into place. Now is the time to start making these important decisions and getting them established because your elderly parent will have their greatest strength…
Is Your Elderly Relative Forgetful? Here are Ways to Help It is common knowledge that as people age, they tend to be more forgetful. Outside of certain conditions like dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, general forgetfulness is extremely typical in elderly people. However, many people don’t realize that there are many ways to combat forgetfulness in…
Does Wall Color Really Help Soothe Anxiety Caused by Alzheimer’s? In the latter stages of Alzheimer’s, it’s normal to see your mom or dad become restless. You may notice your mom never sits still. Your dad gets up to do a chore, forgets why he got up, and sits back down. People with Alzheimer’s often…
What Can You Do When an Interaction with Your Loved One Who Has Dementia Isn’t Going Well? Sometimes you can do everything right with your loved one and yet she reacts in a way that you don’t expect at all when you’re interacting with her. This can be especially unpredictable if your loved one has…
Teepa Snow Comes to Town Teepa Snow, one of America’s leading educators on Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care, presented at the Quadrangle on the Main Line recently for a one day seminar entitled, “Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care.” Teepa has over 30 years of experience in geriatrics and is such a knowledgeable and dynamic presenter. Teepa’s…
Reliant at Home Care Welcomes The Brainy Day Activity Program For Older Adults with Alzheimer’s and Dementia Reliant at Home Care is proud to announce they are now a provider of The Brainy Day Activity Program, a concept developed by a nationally certified activity director with over 20 years of experience with seniors having Alzheimer’s…