According to the Genworth Cost of Care Survey, 70 percent of Americans over the age of 65 will require some form of long-term care services during their lives. Twenty percent of them will need institutional care for more than five years. The cost of dementia care and long-term care In 2021, the average cost for assisted … Read more
At DAWN, we believe in allowing people to age in place for as long as possible. However, it’s not always feasible to keep someone who is experiencing dementia at home through the end of life. How can families make moving someone with dementia less distressing? Let’s consider the ways we’ve helped our clients here at … Read more
Ellen Langer has been writing about the value of mindfulness for over 35 years. I read her book Mindfulness in the early 1990s. I still have my copy. In it, she points out the tremendous influence context has on our perception of something’s value. She gives the example of heroin, something we consider intrinsically bad, … Read more
Families often move their loved ones into assisted living so they will be safer and can enjoy more social interaction. As people age at home, it becomes more difficult to get out. When dementia is part of the picture, the likelihood of isolation is increased. The obvious solution would seem to be a move into … Read more
How to make a move to a care facility less distressing At DAWN, we believe in preserving dignity and autonomy and allowing people to age in place for as long as possible. However, it is not always feasible to keep someone who is experiencing dementia at home. Here are a few more tips about how … Read more
At DAWN, we believe in preserving dignity and autonomy, and allowing people to age in place for as long as possible. However, it is not always feasible to keep someone who is experiencing dementia at home. Being the primary caregiver of someone who is experiencing dementia is exhausting, but it is especially debilitating if you … Read more