In this weeks post I thought I might broaden the scope a little and talk about the 10 most common health care mistakes made by seniors. As you can imagine, with over 15 years of experience in senior care management I’ve come across some amazing family situations involving older loved ones and although you might think the solutions were obvious […]

I received a phone call the other day from a very distressed son. He was caring for his father in his home and he was at his wits end. Dad had a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s and his son called me out of frustration.

As there are plenty of ”do’s” in Alzheimer’s Care, there are also a few “don’ts.” Although you may not realize it, your loved one can still sense emotion and that’s why you never want to talk about them and their issues, in front of them, like they aren’t there.

My experience as a lecturer has taught me that there is no quicker way to lose your audience than by quoting statistics. In spite of that, here are some hard hitting facts about Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association reports that Alzheimer’s is the 6th leading cause of death in America. There are over 5 million Americans living with this disease […]