I remember my first visit to see Mom after she was taken to a hospital for a geriatric psychiatric evaluation to determine whether she had Alzheimer's. The hospital ward was split into two secure units and assignments were based on the severity of dementia that the patients were exhibiting. Mom was initially placed in the area for the... Read more
While watching the movie The Savages, I felt myself cringe during one particular scene. Wendy, the grown daughter who is played beautifully by Laura Linney (nominated for Best Actress for this year's Oscars!), decides she wants to spruce up her father's room at the nursing home. Following a shopping spree, Wendy brings in newly purchased... Read more
The movie, The Savages, is still running through my mind several days after I've attended a screening in Austin. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Laura Linney and Philip Bosco, the movie hits the mark many times in depicting the caregiving issues one experiences when dealing with a loved one who is diagnosed with dementia. Hoffman and... Read more
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