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9 Signs Your Parents Are Dealing With Cognitive Changes
If you notice any of these signs when you’re home this holiday season, it might be time to talk to your loved one about their cognitive well-being.
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Respite Care: Can I Walk Away?
Respite care is a process in which a person living with dementia comes to stay at Brookdale in one of our dementia care communities for a set amount of time while their care partner does something for themselves.
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Is it OK to Lie to a Person with Dementia? A Look at Ethical Care
Many ethical dilemmas can arise for those providing care for people living with dementia. As the disease progresses, you may ask whether it is ever OK to deceive a person with dementia for “their own good.”
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Brookdale Assisted Living Vs. a Brookdale Skilled Nursing Community
It’s easy to be confused about the difference between assisted living and skilled nursing, so I want to help you by providing some helpful facts about the difference between two of the options we offer at Brookdale.
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Life Stories Connect Care Partners with the Person Behind the Diagnosis
Earlier this year, the Alzheimer’s Association announced its Dementia Care Practice Recommendations, which focus on person-centered care and the importance of life stories. Knowing the person and honoring the individual and their unique history, talents and passions allows us to offer meaningful programming that supports the identity of each resident.
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What Is the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?
Both palliative and hospice care are vital services for the aging population. Both offer comfort and compassionate care for patients with life-limiting illnesses, but there are significant differences which are often misunderstood.
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General Hospital Tackles Alzheimer’s Disease—And Gets it Right
General Hospital has embraced a topic close to reality for many of us. Mike Corbin, the father of Sonny Corinthos (Port Charles’s loveable crime boss) has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and Sonny and his extended family are caring for Mike at home in their mansion on Harbor View Road.
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What Is Optimum Life?
As a nurse in senior living, I am frequently asked what our residents’ lives are like. There’s still an outdated stigma that senior living communities are lined with wheelchairs occupied by hazy elders parked in front of TVs. But we pride ourselves on nurturing every aspect of our residents’ lives and wellness.
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Holidays and Dementia: Three Tips for Reducing Your Stress
The holiday season can truly be challenging for someone living with dementia, as special events often break the pattern of everyday life, and people living with dementia often do best if routines remain the same. Check out these three tips for creating a stress-free holiday.
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How to Reduce Holiday Loneliness for Seniors
The holidays can intensify feelings of loneliness, especially if an older person has experienced a recent loss or moved within the past year. Here are some tips for decreasing feelings of loneliness during the holiday season.
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Managing My Life With Alzheimers
To better understand Alzheimer's, we asked Laurie Scherrer, who writes about her experience living with dementia on the blog dementiadaze.com, to share her perspective and tips for living well.
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Why Life Stories Should Guide Dementia Care
Jay Newton-Small is CEO of MemoryWell, a national network of more than 350 journalists who tell the life stories of those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia in order to improve their care.
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Three Signs Your Parents' Health Might Be Failing
Although it’s not unusual for senior parents to mask health troubles on a weekly phone call, it’s harder to hide face to face. This year when you’re home for the holidays, look out for changes that might suggest your parents are struggling on their own.
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How Cultural Values Impact Caregiving
Caregiving is a role that spans across every population including religion and ethnicity. However the differences in caring for a loved one, especially culturally, often vary and may include traditions handed down from previous generations.
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Four Tips for Living Well With Lewy Body Dementia
In honor of Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month, I want to offer four tips for living well with the disease. Depression and anxiety are common in people living with the disease. Amidst our feelings of loneliness, helplessness and boredom, there is a path forward.
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