In this episode, I help you make the most of the upcoming
holidays while caring for someone with dementia. Listen to helpful tips, from involving the person living with dementia to handling the pain in the ass relative who c…
In this episode, I provide you with a resource: law enforcement who have received crisis intervention training that includes helping caregivers and people with dementia. This is a critical resource,
especially for families o…
Caregivers often ask me for ways to manage crying behaviors. These crying behaviors can happen multiple times a day for a short time, or once a day but for hours. Learn what may be causing those behaviors and how to respond …
Learn my formula for developing and tweaking strategies when faced with dementia behaviors: neurodegeneration plus personality plus values plus cohort. Sounds complicated, but it is not. When you know how a particular type o…
Pre-dementia family relationships can make caregiving even more challenging. In this episode, I discuss different ways family dynamics cause dementia caregiving to be even more stressful and some approaches to dealing with t…
Join me for a replay of March 6's webinar, "Four Ways to Avoid Arguing with a Person Living with Dementia." During the second half of the podcast, I answer a question posed by a listener regarding when to step in and provide…
This is the time of year for #vacation and #travel planning. If you are thinking of doing any type of travel with your loved one with dementia, this podcast will help you plan for an optimal experience. Check out a great #T…
In Episode 72, I tackle 3 topics that were not lengthy enough for their own podcast. Those topics include what to do when people who live in Memory Care Units have conflicts with each other; the importance of getting an earl…
Vascular dementia is considered a preventable dementia, much like heart disease is considered preventable. In this episode, I explain how to prevent vascular dementia. I also share my annual Valentine's Day Message to Dement…
You see the ads on TV. You see claims on social media of a revolutionary Alzheimer "cure" (and I'm not talking about the FDA-approved disease modifying drugs). People make claims supposedly backed by research. In today's pod…
It is hard enough to care for someone living with dementia. It is even tougher when that person fires mean, hurtful, and nasty words and comments in your direction. In this episode, I explain why this behavior may occur and …
It is really frustrating when the person living with dementia refuses to accept care or tells you that he or she already performed the task. You know the drill. “Take a shower,” you say. “I just did,” they say…even though yo…
Weight loss in people living with dementia can stem from a variety of causes: the need for more help or supervision; being too sedated to properly eat; pacing and unable to sit still to consume a meal; or refusing to eat. In…
Behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia is one of the most misunderstood of the dementias. Today’s podcast is focused exclusively on this dementia. Learn why it is misdiagnosed and how to handle many of this dementia’s sp…
Holiday season is busy. Even busier if you care for someone living with dementia. In this episode, you will learn helpful strategies for navigating holiday parties and religious celebrations. I provide all purpose "scripts" …
One of the most frustrating aspects of dementia is when the person living with dementia has no motivation to do anything. This extreme lack of motivation is called apathy. Apathy has different causes in people living with bv…
Why does my family member’s dementia look differently from others with the same diagnosis, or even at the same stages? I get this question multiple times a week. Sometimes, caregivers are confused because this is the second,…
In episode 55, “Frontotemporal Dementia and Speech Problems,” I introduced something known as primary progressive aphasias. Primary, because the speech problems happen first in the disease. “Progressive,” because the speech …
Family caregivers often share that they have lost their connection with people living with dementia. Some limit their communication with the person living with dementia because of constant arguments. Others feel sad when the…
People living with Down syndrome are at greater risk of developing early-onset Alzheimer’s Dementia compared to people without Down syndrome. In this podcast, I provide information about why people living with Down syndrome …
Procedural memories are memories of how to do things—like how to brush your teeth or program your remote. People living with dementia start to lose these memories in the reverse order that they learned them. Procedural memor…
I wrote a blog post in 2018 titled the "10 Commandments of Dementia Care." This was followed by "What People with bvFTD Want You to Know." In this episode, I combined both--and updated the information--into a 10-item "Framew…
In this episode, I explain the many meanings behind requests to go home. I also provide various approaches you can take when faced with a person living with dementia who tells you that they want to go home...but they already…
In this episode, I want to address a topic that can be uncomfortable: sexual behavior in people living with dementia. Sometimes, an aging parent with dementia may make overtures to an adult child of the opposite gender. I ex…
