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Senior Memory Care Communities: What to Expect

By: Chelsea Sayegh August 30th, 2018

You’re overwhelmed and Mom or Dad needs more care than you can provide them as their cognitive health declines. You’re worried for their safety and you’re beginning to think it’s time to get outside help. Does this sound like you? It’s most likely time to start looking into senior care options, especially if your loved one has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia.

Helping Your Loved One Maintain Independence with Dementia

By: Elizabeth Bemis March 1st, 2016

Dementia is a progressive disease where the patient slowly loses mental capabilities and cognitive functions over a period of time. Currently, About 4 to 5 million people in the United States suffer from some form of dementia.

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5 Ways You Can Help End Alzheimer's

By: Marissa Salvesen March 13th, 2015

Do you know or care for someone diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia?

Early Onset Dementia: The Facts

By: Elizabeth Bemis August 12th, 2013

How much forgetfulness is too much? Forgetting where you last placed your car keys or your reading glasses five minutes ago is a common memory lapse, unrelated to the debilitating memory disease described under the clinical condition—dementia. Researchers believe it is important to distinguish between the various types of dementia that occur with aging, even more so today when younger populations under the age of 65 are developing what is characterized as early onset dementia.

Caring for Someone with Dementia

By: Elizabeth Bemis August 6th, 2012

If you or a loved one is taking care of someone with dementia, there are some key items to remember. Whether they are in assisted living services, retirement living, or in-home care, these gentle reminders are a helpful way to understand some of the items that caregivers may be faced with. Dementia patients that are in assisted living in Connecticut have some of the best caregivers around; here are some of the general thoughts on the topic.