How Case Managers Help Family Caregivers and Their Loved OnesCase managers are qualified and certified individuals who work with individuals/families to provide guidance, planning, assessment, access to resources, and emotional support.[1] The ultimate purpose case...
Alzheimer’s and Sleep: Don’t Be Left in the Dark People with Alzheimer’s will sometimes experience problems during sleeping hours. Such problems can include difficulty sleeping, “sundowning”, and experiencing hallucinations triggered by diminishing brightness. In this...
If Your Loved One Receives an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis: How to React If your loved one has just received an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, this information can knock the wind right out of you. The information is devastating and overwhelming, and you may not know what to do upon...
Free Time after Placing Your Loved One in a Skilled Nursing Center Many family caregivers have to make the difficult decision to place their loved one in a skilled nursing center (also known as a nursing home). Not only is this decision a difficult one, but it also...
Therapeutic Lying and Dementia Care, Part 2 Is It Okay to Lie? Therapeutic lying may throw some people into a moral conundrum: Is it okay to lie to your loved one in order to alleviate their distress over a topic that may not even be true? This is a good question. It...
Therapeutic Lying and Dementia Care, Part 1 On Therapeutic Lying Therapeutic lying is a technique by which one affirms the experience and statements of a person living with dementia even though these statements may be based on delusions or confabulations. Many people...
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