Telling Our Caregiver Stories Telling our caregiver stories has many benefits, both for those who listen and for us when we tell them. Learning how others managed their Posted on May 4, 2021 Read now
Medications & Memory with Dr. Elena As caregivers to an older person, the chances are they are taking a number of prescription medications. Have you ever wondered if they are Posted on April 27, 2021 Read now
MediCaid & You – All You Need to Know Medicaid is available under many circumstances, but the path to get there is filled with challenges. Did you know, there are services available to Posted on April 20, 2021 Read now
Health Literacy With Tamvoes Do you have good health Literacy? Unless you’re a trained medical professional, I feel confident that you’ve likely encountered challenges when dealing with the Posted on April 13, 2021 Read now
My Grandma Has Dementia – Helping Kids Understand Grandma has dementia can be a scary & confusing statement for kids. My Grandma had vascular dementia, and despite being an adult, it was Posted on April 6, 2021 Read now
Safe Visits During Covid & Beyond Visits with our loved ones have been an enormous challenge in the past year (or more). Even though visits are happening more thanks Posted on March 31, 2021 Read now
Dementia Needs are Human Needs Much of what we call “negative behaviors” in those living with Dementia are expressions of unmet needs. Someone who wanders may need more physical Posted on March 30, 2021 Read now
Alzheimer’s Caregivers-Sending You Encouragement Today Being one of the 16+ million Alzheimer’s caregivers can be one of the longest marathons you’ll ever undertake. I am unaware of anyone who Posted on March 23, 2021 Read now
“Accidents” And Aging – Learn How To Avoid Them “Accidents” Aren’t Normal Aging – Learn How To Avoid Them in my conversation with Dr. Elena. Urinary incontinence in the elderly is a prevalent, Posted on March 16, 2021 Read now
Forget Me Knot – A Journey to Support Caregivers Who is behind the Forget Me Knot campaign? Johnny Ball watched his Mother care for his Dad for nearly two decades. Being a Posted on March 9, 2021 Read now