July 24, 2024As humans, we change our character personalities with the weather, music, television shows and so forth! We are complex people. Sometimes happy, melancholy or sad. Nice winds, the sun or even butterflies can change our perspective. This does

July 17, 2024Today my guest is one of my best friends Amelia Schafer, who is the Area Director of Memory Care for Ascent Living Communities. She has an innovative project that has launched for people with various dementia’s who are not ready for a

May 30, 2024I had the extreme pleasure of having Joe Wallace on my show recently. Joe is a journalist and photographer who spent a significant amount of time capturing the stories and essence of people living with Alzheimer disease. His exhibit is travel

February 27, 2024Many states have approved allowing people to transition their death in a way they want, if they have a terminal disease. However, this does not apply to people with dementia diseases. The reason is because the criteria includes someone b

February 13,2024No one wants to be pitied, they just want to be understood and loved. How to navigate through sadness and grief and do it in a positive way! 

June 27, 2023There are many complicating issues such as brain injuries, TIA’s, delirium, localized head injuries, brain injuries and more. I will explain all of this as best I can!

June 20, 2023Dispersing medication is one of the hardest tasks caregivers have to do. No one enjoys it! Let’s add changes in medication and we don’t know why our person is having symptoms we don’t recognize! Yikes!!!! What to do and how

June 13,2023Hallucinations, arthritis, restless leg syndrome, wandering and more can keep us awake at night. Is there an end to this nightmare?

May 30, 2023When someone has paranoid delusions and they are aimed at you, life can seem overwhelming and never ending. What to do!

May 16 , 2023When you are living with someone who is in advanced stages of a dementia disease and every day is a constant fight, how do you manage? It is stressful and emotionally taxing. Here is some help for you!