Together in Transition

One Simple Way to Diffuse an Angry Alzheimer’s Patient

April 16, 2015

So how do you diffuse a person living with Alzheimer’s when they get angry because you went out, or on a vacation? By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room Ever go out or go away only to return to an angry person living with dementia? Are you sometimes afraid to go out, or leave your loved one [...]

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How Obamacare Affects Seniors

April 9, 2015

Written by Chris Hawkins SeniorLiving.Org Expert on Senior Care & Assisted Living The full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka “Obamacare”, won’t happen until January 2014. Some changes—changes that will affect seniors—are already in effect. We’ll look at the good and bad and the present and future of the ACA and what [...]

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Test Your Memory for Alzheimer’s (5 Best Memory Tests)

March 26, 2015

These five memory test are free self tests for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. By Bob DeMarco of the Alzheimer’s Reading Room This is a list of the best free memory tests for Alzheimer’s and dementia backed by reputable science. Alzheimers dementia tests online. If you decide to administer one or more of these memory tests, and the [...]

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How to Explain to Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease that it is Time to Stop Driving.

March 19, 2015

How to Explain to Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease that it is Time to Stop Driving How do families convince someone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease that they need to stop driving? By Carole Larkin and Max Wallack of the Alzheimer’s Reading Room When does a person with dementia need to stop driving and how to tell them [...]

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Driving and Alzheimer’s disease

March 17, 2015

Driving and Alzheimer’s disease When does a person with dementia need to stop driving and how to tell them to stop driving in a respectful and considerate manner… By Carole Larkin and Max Wallack of the Alzheimer’s Reading Room Carole Larkin is a geriatric care manager who specializes in dementia in the Dallas — Ft.Worth area. One [...]

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Simple Solutions

March 12, 2015

Simple Solutions and Ingenious ideas! The simplest way to slice a bunch of cherry tomatoes is to sandwich them between two plastic lids and run a long knife through all of them at once! Keep brown sugar soft by storing with a couple of marshmallows. Install a regular coat rack low down the wall to store shoes [...]

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Memory Loss Don’t Ask Me What I Had For Breakfast

March 10, 2015

Memory Loss Don’t Ask Me What I Had For Breakfast Original content by Bob DeMarco of the Alzheimer’s Reading Room. This short film from the New York Memory Center illustrates how staying active in social day care can enliven persons living with dementia. The benefits of social day care for dementia patients also has a positive impact on caregivers. It [...]

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PRODUCT REVIEW: Medcenter Talking Alarm Clock And Medication Reminder

March 5, 2015

I highly recommend Medcenters talking alarm clock and medication reminder. It reminds the user when to take their pills up to 4 times daily featuring a friendly female voice that can be programmed with a pleasant message, such as good morning and has 4 alarm settings for morning, lunch, dinner, and bedtime. Large Type Backlit [...]

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My Caregiver Support System (or Lack Thereof)

March 3, 2015

This week has been different for me: two snow days giving me a break from school at the beginning of the week and a sinus infection that kept me out another two days. If you’re a school teacher you know that it’s sometimes easier NOT to miss school than to be out: writing out substitute [...]

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Small Group Homes are Better For Many Dementia Patients and their Families

February 26, 2015

Small group homes for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia provide good quality care and a domestic environment where people can live as individuals and families can get involved. Would you be more likely to place your loved one in this type setting if it was available and affordable? Original content by Bob DeMarco of the Alzheimer’s [...]

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