While many people think they know what dementia is, it is actually widely misunderstood. I have been asked “what is dementia?” many times over the past 20 years and am often surprised how many caregivers, professional and family, don’t actually know. However, every...
The caregiving community is incredibly diverse, and it seems that most agree that family and professional caregivers deserve extensive support. Did you know there is a specific name for this type of caregiving? Allow me to introduce you to “Dementia-Aware” caregiving....
You may have noticed the color purple getting a lot of attention these days. In addition to being the official color of Alzheimer’s awareness, it made more big headlines during the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony earlier this year when Vice President Kamala Harris...
“Self-care” is a buzz term these days. If you spend any time on social media, you’re likely to run across a handful of posts that talk about it. However, unlike the popular term used by influencers, self-care doesn’t only look like sneaking away for a bubble bath and...
I was recently asked why I think it is so difficult to communicate the importance of Dementia Awareness, and how society perceives people with dementia. Unfortunately, most of society perceives dementia as only memory loss. This is a huge and dangerous mistake. Yes,...
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