Category: Dementia

Dementia is a life-altering condition that affects millions of people and their families. If you're unable to visit your parent who has dementia, you may feel helpless, overwhelmed, or even guilty.  However, there are meaningful ways to stay connected, even when you can't be physically present, such as staying informed through healthcare professionals, keeping in…

It’s natural to want to bring comfort and joy to someone you care for, especially when they’re living in memory care. Visiting a loved one with dementia can help with their transition to senior living and ensure that they know you still care about them. However, you need to strike a balance.  You can’t really…

Dementia can be complicated. This group of conditions can have a significant impact on a person’s life, eventually leading to the need for professional care. But it causes more than just cognitive symptoms—dementia can eventually begin damaging a person’s autonomous systems. So how long can you live with dementia? After an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, most people…

Dementia can be complicated. And when a parent is diagnosed with this condition, it's essential to learn as much as you can. It can affect almost every part of your parent's life, from their memory to their ability to communicate. Fortunately, you can find help through memory care, but how do you talk to a…

Dementia is a progressive disease that can impair an individual's cognitive function over time. The nature of dementia will affect an individual's ability to care for themselves. There may come a time when your loved one will require full-time assistance and support to perform activities of daily living. Due to the gradual impairment of everyday…

How Long Can You Live with Dementia? Dementia can be complicated. This group of conditions can have a significant impact on a person’s life, eventually leading to the need for professional care. But it causes more than just cognitive symptoms—dementia can eventually begin damaging a person’s autonomous systems. So how long can you live with…

Dementia can be complicated. And when a parent is diagnosed with this condition, it's essential to learn as much as you can. It can affect almost every part of your parent's life, from their memory to their ability to communicate. Fortunately, you can find help through memory care, but how do you talk to a…

Dementia is a progressive disease that can impair an individual's cognitive function over time. The nature of dementia will affect an individual's ability to care for themselves. There may come a time when your loved one will require full-time assistance and support to perform activities of daily living. Due to the gradual impairment of everyday…