The Caregivers Corner

3 Jan 2010    Help Through VA; End of Life Decision; A Wonderful Christmas Gift
 
20 Dec 2009    Difference Between AD and Forgetting with Age; Mother is Non-Participant in ADC; Refusing to Take Dad Home from Hospital
 
6 Dec 2009    Dementia Improvement after Shunt Procedure; Wife Refuses to Go Out;
 
22 Nov 2009    Caregiver Frozen with Fear; Help for Nighttime Behaviors; Tylenol to the Rescue
 
8 Nov 2009    Resources for Living Wills; Enjoying the Holidays
 
25 Oct 2009    Cause of Frequent Urination; Fear of Living Alone;Dining Out with AD
 
11 Oct 2009    Permission to Leave; Schedule Time for Fun; AD and Money Management
 
27 Sep 2009    Eating Out with Mom; Could It be Depression?
 
13 Sep 2009    Response to Column; Is More Testing the Answer?
 
30 Aug 2009    Small Things Mean a Lot; Health and Safety of Both Caregiver and Receiver
 
16 Aug 2009    Learned Dependence; Never Argue;
 
2 Aug 2009    Difference Between Dementia and AD? Is It Really Incontinence? What is COPD?
 
19 Jul 2009    "Bribery"? Safety at Home
 
5 Jul 2009    Summer Workshops; AD and Cravings; In-Home Assessment
 
21 Jun 2009    AD and Phone Use; Thank You; Mediation
 
7 Jun 2009    Making Peace with Dad Revisited; Partner's in Care can Help
 
24 May 2009    Making Peace with Dad; Is It Right to Withhold Medication?
 
10 May 2009    The Green House Project; Physicians who do Home Visits; Recognizing Discomfort in an AD Loved One
 
26 Apr 2009    Medication Warning; Visiting a Dementia-Impaired Person; Should Her Mother Live with Her?
 
12 Apr 2009    UTI Tip; SHIP program; Finding a Geriatrician
 
29 Mar 2009    Hospital Acquired Dementia Diagnosis; What is ARMD?
 
11 Mar 2009    Still Grieving. Is This Normal?; When Is It Time to use Long-Term Care Insurance?; Did We Do the Right Thing?
 
11 Mar 2009    Insurance Problems; Transport Chairs; What is Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus?
 
11 Mar 2009    Just Say Yes!; Responding to Accusations; Rehab or Home?
 
1 Feb 2009    Bathing revisited; What is mixed dementia?
 
18 Jan 2009    Spousal isolation; Worry about parents living alone; Caregiver Workshop Series has started!
 
4 Jan 2009    Outcome of the "awakening"; Tremors and AD; Dementia and regression to childhood?
 
5 Nov 2008    Free service for medication management; Caregiver identification; Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order for the home
 
26 Oct 2008    Other causes for dementia behaviors; Using a gait belt for safety
 
2 Oct 2008    Professionals to the Rescue; Incontinence Problem; Is Liquid Supplemental Food Okay?
 
2 Oct 2008    Classes for Understanding Dementia? Tub Solutions; Setting Limits
 
2 Oct 2008    Tidbits from Caregivers; Medication Problems; Thankless Loved One
 
28 Apr 2008    Incontinence and Alzheimer's disease; Caregiver tip to reduce stress; Bathing a dementia loved one
 
23 Mar 2008    Caregiver wants to be nurtured, too; Worried about mother's depression
 
22 Feb 2008    Seventh Level of Alzheimer's Diseaese; Mental Health Resources; Parkinson's Disease Resources
 
15 Jan 2008    Caregiver depression; Dementia and procedural memory
 
2 Dec 2007    Elderly Aunt has behavior problems; Assisted Living Facility and colostomy care
 
4 Nov 2007    Caregiver rights in nursing homes; Caregiver actions speak louder than words; When are we officially old?
 
21 Oct 2007    How to get mother to see a psychiatrist; Cancer resources for caregivers; Help from the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP)
 
7 Oct 2007    Thank you from caregiver; Wife asks how to tell others husband has dementia; Should ninety-something mother have extensive testing?
 
23 Sep 2007    Books for children about Dementia; Treatment dilemma; What to do with love one's belongings
 
9 Sep 2007    Never do laundry on garbage day; Multiple Sclerosis Resources; Alzheimer's disease and agnosia
 
26 Aug 2007    Sister in caregiving predicament; Family dilemma over grandparents in Assisted Living;
 
12 Aug 2007    Discharge planner's pet peeve; Response from reader
 
29 Jul 2007    Finding the right physician; Husband gives wife ultimatum;
 
1 Jul 2007    Mother wants to stay in home town;Advocating for a love one in a nursing home; Information about Lewy Body Dementia
 
17 Jun 2007    Acceptance does not mean giving up; Summer safety for an older adult
 
20 May 2007    Responding to a demanding parent; Help for caregiver guilt
 
5 May 2007    Caregiver shares humor; Finding the right care facility
 
22 Apr 2007    Helping a friend with Alzheimer's disease; A high energy father with Alzheimer's disease; Help with grieving
 
8 Apr 2007    Lab Test; Healthy Grieving; Help for Elder Abuse
 
25 Mar 2007    Stress relief; Letting go; Website for people with Frontal Lobe Dementia (FTD)
 
25 Feb 2007    B-12 urine test more reliable than blood test; Reverse psychology works on mother; Hiding money to get Medicaid approval is illegal
 
11 Feb 2007    Crisis Response System to the rescue; Reader deals effectively with father's hoarding behavior
 
28 Jan 2007    Managing hoarding behaviors