People Rise to the Challenge

I want to share a story that serves as an important lesson that many of us already know, but we’d likely forget under the stress of caring for a loved one. The story starts with a single sentence that forever changed my mom’s life: “People rise to the challenge.” This isn’t my quote

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~HANDLING TROUBLING BEHAVIOR OF A LOVED ONE WITH DEMENTIA~

~HANDLING TROUBLING BEHAVIOR OF A LOVED ONE WITH DEMENTIA/ ALZHEIMER’S~     Some of the greatest challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia are the personality and behavior changes that often occur.  You can best meet these challenges by using creativity, flexibility, patience and compassion.  It also helps not to take things personally… [Continue Reading]

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Sensors, other Caregiver options

Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — The sensors know when Charlton Hall Jr. wakes up to go to the bathroom. They know how much time he spends in bed. They watch him do jigsaw puzzles in the den. They tattle when he opens the refrigerator. Sound like a Big Brother nightmare? Not for Hall. The 74-year-old… [Continue Reading]

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