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Communication between Holocaust Survivors and their Family Members
Communication always needs improvement. Tools and awareness will certainly empower participants in a dialogue. For seniors, and particularly holocaust survivors, intergenerational communication is especially complex. A survey by the Metropolitan Jewish Health System Hospice found that: Where is this coming from? The children and even their children (the grandchildren) feel very responsible for the survivor […]
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Do’s and Don’ts for Conversing with a Dementia Patient
First off, remember that you are talking to a sentient adult human being with feelings, preferences, and a level of awareness. You are not talking to a child even if you are speaking with simplicity. Based on information from the National Health Service of the United Kingdom. Similar Article in our Home Care Resources
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Why is my Mother’s Personality Changing?
Behavior and personality often change when a person has dementia. You may not recognize their old self in the person they have become. They can now be irritable and speak in angry tones whereas as long as you know them, they were mild and gentle in personality. The reverse may also be true; your crusty, […]
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Photos at the Bedside
This is an idea which makes a lot of sense. If your senior is bedbound, seeing photos of family, celebrations, and good times past will trigger positive memories. They will encourage your patient to talk about grandchildren, holidays, and get togethers with his home attendant and visitors. They will be asked about the occasion and […]
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Extreme Heat and Your Dementia Patient
There is reason for you to be concerned when the summer heat turns brutal. High temperatures affect patients with Alzheimer’s disease differently than it affects others.Extreme heat affects individuals with this neurological illness more than it does other people. Because they have lost neurons in their brains, their brains cannot tell their bodies to react […]
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Change your Senior’s Summer Schedule
There is so much to do outdoors and in the community during the summer. Summer concerts, plays, and outdoor markets abound in city neighborhoods. With extended daylight hours and entertainment options, it is a great idea to bring your senior outdoors safely to enjoy the summer bounty. Gardening brings your senior outdoors and gives her […]
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Caregiving and Working: Making it Work with or without using CDPAP
Can these co-exist? It depends on many things such as employer flexibility, the option of remote work, availability of part-time work and more. Most people need to work to meet their expenses and must be caregivers at the same time. Keep in mind that even if not all the caregiving work (household tasks, financial management, […]
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What is Lewy Body Dementia?
Like Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) is dementia, a brain disease, which involves thinking and memory issues that affect daily life. Like the other kinds of dementia, there is no cure for it but some of its symptoms can be somewhat managed with medication. It’s not a new disease but has been […]
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The Empty Vessel Model of Care
Challenging the Traditional Paradigm of Caregiving: A New Perspective When one individual gives care, attention, assistance, and support to another, there’s often a sense that a full vessel is pouring into an empty vessel. There’s a void between the receiver and the giver gives. This is a paradigm of caregiving in the Western world that […]
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So, What’s a Memory Cafe?
You are a caregiver for a person who has some memory loss. You may be a child working in the CDPAP program to tend your father’s personal care needs. You may be a spouse or partner to someone with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. You spend much of your time with the senior and know they could […]
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