How to tell family that mom or dad has Alzheimer's Disease
Telling family that an elderly parent has Alzheimer's Disease falls on the shoulders of the caregiver who will be taking care of the elder.
Two Parents With Dementia: How Do Caregivers Cope?
When an elderly mom and dad both have dementia, how does a caregiver deal with the feelings of sadness, frustration and isolation?
Dad Died, Mom Has Dementia. Should I Tell Her?
Should a family caregiver tell their elderly parent when their spouse dies?
Dreams and Past Events: What is Reality for Dementia Patients?
When dementia sets in, dreams and past events can seem like reality to senior parents. What's a caregiver to do?
How to Handle Hoarding
Hoarding is a "collecting" behavior seen in some elderly Alzheimer’s patients. Here is a guide for caregivers to help them deal with their demented senior mom or dad's hoarding habits.
Making the Most of Doctor's Appointments
Taking an elderly loved one with Alzheimer's disease to see the doctor presents a whole slew of challenges for caregivers. Expert Caregiver Dorian Martin gives you tips for ensuring a positive experience.
"Elder Rage, or Take My Father...Please!: How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents"
Jacqueline Marcell author and radio personality gives tips on dealing with the stress of being a caregiver for elderly parents.
Who’s Telling the Truth: The Alzheimer’s Patient or the Nurse?
People with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease often get paranoid about people taking things. And there’s a reason for it. Sometimes, people are stealing from them. And sometimes they’re not.
Celebrities are Caregivers Too
Television personality Leeza Gibbons shares her family’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Sadness, Agitation, Fear: Could This Be Sundowner's Syndrome?
Does your elderly mom or dad have Sundowner's Syndrome, and if so, what is it and how can caregivers deal with it?
A Caregiver’s Personal Story: Getting Into a Dementia Patient’s Head
How to deal with caring for an elderly mom or dad who has dementia.
How Alzheimer’s Affects the Brain: A Primer for People Caring for Aging Parents
Alzheimer's Disease often has a predicable progression. Understanding the disease at every level can help caregivers care for their eldelry mom or dad.
How Can You Recognize the Stages of Alzheimer’s?
Caregivers of Alzheimer's patients often want to know what to expert. This article on the stages of Alzheimer's can help caregivers understand what their elderly mom or dad is experiencing.
Dealing With Mood and Behavior Changes in Elderly Alzheimer's Patients
Caregivers: Learn about the changes in senior Alzheimer's patients. Sudden swings in mood and behavior are often startling and disturbing when you are dealing with an elderly mom or dad with Alzheimer's Disease.
Lewy Bodies: The Most Common Form of Dementia
Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is one of the most common types of progressive dementia affecting elderly parents and their caregivers.
New Areas of Alzheimer's Research: How Our Brains Change as We Age
Researchers from the National Institute on Aging are undertaking clinical trials to learn whether treatments and drugs that appear promising in observational and animal studies actually are safe and effective in people. This is important for caregiver's and their elderly parent effected by Alzheimer's Disease.
What is Multi-Infarct Dementia?
Caregivers: Multi-infarct dementia is common cause of memory loss in the elderly, often caused by stroke.
Dealing with Dementia: Forgetfulness is not Always What you Think
Many caregivers think that forgetfulness is the first sign of Alzheimer's Disease -- but this is not always the case. Alzheimer's is only one form of dementia that can affect your elderly mom or dad.
If There is No Cure, How is Alzheimer's Disease Treated?
No treatment has been proven to stop Alzheimer's Disease, however elderly people in the early and middle stages of the disease can benefit from medication. Here, caregivers can learn what treatments are available for their senior mom or dad with Alzheimer's.
NIH-Funded Study: One in Seven Americans Age 71 and Older Has Some Type of Dementia
A new analysis suggests that about 3.4 million Americans age 71 and older—one in seven people in that age group—have dementia, and 2.4 million of them have Alzheimer’s disease (AD).