Dementia and the Telephone
How can we more successfully talk on the phone with someone who has dementia? We Gen Xers and baby boomers are a very mobile generation. … Read more
The DAWN Dementia Blog
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How can we more successfully talk on the phone with someone who has dementia? We Gen Xers and baby boomers are a very mobile generation. … Read more
The stress caused by dementia-related behaviors Anyone who has spent time with someone experiencing dementia knows that dealing with dementia behaviors (or Alzheimer’s behaviors) causes … Read more
What to do when a parent with dementia refuses help People who have dementia often refuse care. We misjudge the situation if we assume that … Read more
People experiencing dementia are losing the ability to use recall, which, when combined with rational thought loss, makes decision-making increasingly difficult. To make a choice, … Read more
In his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman explains the existence of our experiential and remembering selves. While reading it, I remember waking in the … Read more
Running errands with someone who has dementia can be very trying. Here are two tips that will make it easier. It really doesn’t matter where … Read more