One of the major challenges in caring for a loved one with dementia can be coping with the troubling behaviour and personality changes that often occur. It’s important to remember that the person with dementia is not being deliberately difficult. Your loved one’s...
There comes a time in everyone’s life when they are no longer able to care for themselves and easily perform normal, everyday tasks. This is often the result of an incapacity of some kind and makes it necessary to seek out a greater level of care. If your loved one...
Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that affects the memory, thinking and behaviour of the individual. Dementia often refers to the broader term for conditions that negatively affect a person’s memory, thinking and behaviour thereby interfering with everyday...
The early stage of dementia refers to people who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, or even prior to a diagnosis, and are in the beginning stages of the disease. The initial diagnosis can come as a huge shock and heavily affect people who love and care about...
As dementia affects the brain, your loved one with the condition can go through changes in their behaviour and emotional needs. Meeting these emotional needs might not be as simple for those closest to them. A person with dementia can be coping with feeling like a...
Visiting your loved ones who are living with dementia, especially in a long term dementia care facility, can elicit a variety of emotions. It can be a very rewarding and joyful experience, or it may sadden or frustrate you, depending on the response of your loved one....
