I Want to Go Home… But You Are Home.
In working with people with Dementia/Alzheimer or brain impairment we often hear “I want to go home” or “this is not where I live”, — yet in reality the person has lived in the location they are currently in for a few months, or even years. As caregivers...
Misconception: All Health Care Costs are Free
Many people have an unfortunate misconception that “being a senior” automatically means that all necessary health-care related costs are paid for by someone else – that it is free because they are a senior. We hear this comment regularly when we discuss costs for...
“When Illness Becomes Wellness” – The Importance of Staying Connected
I recently came across a wonderful quotation that really struck a chord with me, in light of the current health pandemic and state of emergency. “When ‘I’ is replaced by ‘WE’, even illness becomes wellness” ~ Malcom X. An excellent reminder that even though we have to...
Forget Me Not… Caring for Someone with Dementia
Many of us do not understand the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease… a lot of us believe they are the same thing. Allow me to try to shed some light and bust some of the stigma around dementia… Dementia is NOT a specific disease. The term “dementia”...