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Making Public Outings Easier With Dementia Comm...

Making Public Outings Easier With Dementia Communication Cards Imagine you're out in public. Your loved one with dementia is confused, anxious, or repeatedly asking questions. They may have difficulty understanding...

Making Public Outings Easier With Dementia Comm...

Making Public Outings Easier With Dementia Communication Cards Imagine you're out in public. Your loved one with dementia is confused, anxious, or repeatedly asking questions. They may have difficulty understanding...

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Traveling With Dementia: 12 Things We Learned the Hard Way

Traveling With Dementia: 12 Things We Learned t...

Traveling with dementia can feel overwhelming, but a little preparation can make the journey safer, calmer, and more manageable for everyone involved. The first time we traveled with my dad...

Traveling With Dementia: 12 Things We Learned t...

Traveling with dementia can feel overwhelming, but a little preparation can make the journey safer, calmer, and more manageable for everyone involved. The first time we traveled with my dad...

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Older adult appearing withdrawn during a family meal, representing the overlap between depression, apathy, and early dementia symptoms.

When Depression Isn't Just Depression: Early Si...

When Depression Isn't Just Depression: How Depression Can Sometimes Hide Dementia Depression, apathy, and dementia can look surprisingly similar. Understanding the difference can help families know when to ask deeper...

When Depression Isn't Just Depression: Early Si...

When Depression Isn't Just Depression: How Depression Can Sometimes Hide Dementia Depression, apathy, and dementia can look surprisingly similar. Understanding the difference can help families know when to ask deeper...

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Older man having a conversation with a caregiver in a living room, illustrating a common dementia symptom of repeating the same questions or stories due to memory loss.

Dementia Repeating the Same Things Over and Over

🔁 Dementia Repeating the Same Things Over and Over Repetition is one of the most common — and most exhausting — parts of dementia care. A person may ask the...

Dementia Repeating the Same Things Over and Over

🔁 Dementia Repeating the Same Things Over and Over Repetition is one of the most common — and most exhausting — parts of dementia care. A person may ask the...

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Older woman standing by a window holding a coffee mug, illustrating how anxiety can sometimes be an early symptom of dementia.

Dementia and Anxiety: How to Tell and How to Help

😰 Dementia and Anxiety: How to Tell and How to Help Anxiety is extremely common in dementia, but it does not always look the way people expect. Sometimes it looks...

Dementia and Anxiety: How to Tell and How to Help

😰 Dementia and Anxiety: How to Tell and How to Help Anxiety is extremely common in dementia, but it does not always look the way people expect. Sometimes it looks...

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Dementia Bathroom Help: Caregiver Guide

🚻 How to Help Someone With Dementia Use the Bathroom Bathroom care can become one of the most sensitive, exhausting, and emotionally loaded parts of dementia care. What looks like...

Dementia Bathroom Help: Caregiver Guide

🚻 How to Help Someone With Dementia Use the Bathroom Bathroom care can become one of the most sensitive, exhausting, and emotionally loaded parts of dementia care. What looks like...

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