Humor can get you through the holidays. With three family members suffering Alzheimer’s, laughter has been essential. (Look, Grandpa can hide his own Easter eggs! Let’s just re-gift everything we gave him last year!). In all seriousness, being an Alzheimer’s caregiver around the holidays, populated with strange faces, blinking lights and open flames, can be [...]
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Surviving the Holidays as an Alzheimer’s Caregiver
December 12th, 2012 
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Navigating The Challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease
October 29th, 2012 admin November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness month. Some think memory loss is just a facet of growing old. However, it is not part of the normal aging process. Exercise, family history, diet and cardiovascular disease effect the onset. According to the 2010 World Alzheimer’s Report, there are over 35.6 million people worldwide living with some form [...]
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Creativity Still Flows In Seniors With Alzheimer’s Disease
October 5th, 2012 admin When we hear the term “dementia,” it often causes fearful reactions, and many people think of it as a disease that means the end of life as one knows it. But seniors who have dementia can still live lives full of creativity. In fact, creative outlets can help seniors with the illness grow and learn, [...]
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Yoga Reduces Stress Levels for Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Patients
September 18th, 2012 admin Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily meditation reduced the stress levels of people who care for those stricken by Alzheimer’s and dementia. Now they know why. As previously reported, practicing a certain form of chanting yogic meditation [...]
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Yoga Reduces Stress In Alzheimer’s Patients and Caregivers
August 17th, 2012 admin Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily meditation reduced the stress levels of people who care for those stricken by Alzheimer’s and dementia. Now they know why. As previously reported, practicing a certain form of chanting yogic meditation [...]
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Helping Those With Alzheimer’s Disease Stay Independent
August 7th, 2012 admin A new study shows that caregivers may be unintentionally robbing those with Alzheimer’s of their independence and self-worth. According to a researcher at the University of Alberta, while caregivers — whether family members or professionals — may just want to help, they often take over tasks that the person with Alzheimer’s is more than capable [...]
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Habilitation Therapy for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care
August 6th, 2012 admin A parent, sibling or spouse has been just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia (ADRD). In a somewhat perfect world, family members would receive an orientation to the disease, and learn how it affects their loved one’s behavior. They would quickly begin to learn how to deliver daily care and maintain best function. [...]
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Alzheimer’s Isolation Hurts the Patient and Caregiver
August 2nd, 2012 admin Living in a world of isolation can be a harmful place to dwell. Unfortunately, when dealing with Alzheimer’s or other dementia-related diseases, dissociation almost becomes a symptom for patients and their caregivers. Many patients sequester themselves away due to embarrassment. They go to great measures not to feel or look foolish in front of others, [...]
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Tips For Using Alzheimer’s Characteristics For Better Care
July 26th, 2012 admin Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease can be devastating, since the disease causes individuals to forget names, places and faces. As difficult as providing Alzheimer’s care can be at times, there are characteristics of this disease that caregivers can actually use to decrease their own stress, according to The Huffington Post. Firstly, seniors with Alzheimer’s disease [...]
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What does Endear for Alzheimer’s do?
July 24th, 2012 admin Sometimes during events, conferences, or even from friends I get the question:”So, what does Endear for Alzheimer’s do?”. I explain to them that we provide needed resources to the families of those with Alzheimer’s. Even after they have seen our sites, read our articles and followed our social networks they still have questions. They have [...]
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