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AFA Care Connection NEXT Thursday 6/09/11

Hello Friends, Please join us NEXT Thursday, June 9, 2011, for Care Connection, a FREE teleconference by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA), designed for both family caregivers and professional caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related illnesses. These teleconferences are a valuable mix of coaching, guest... Read moreChevron
posted 06/01/2011, comments (0)|
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Dorian Martin

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Caregivers Need to Realize That Asking Friends for Help Is a Sign of Love Instead of a Burden

Dad brought a recent newspaper column to my attention. In it, a gentleman wrote that he was caregiving for his wife, who has dementia. He said he wasn’t good at asking people to help him with caregiving duties, but instead wanted people to volunteer when their schedules permitted. I understand that this gentleman did not want to be “a... Read moreChevron
posted 05/30/2011, comments (0)|
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Carol Bradley Bursack

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Well Spouse Association has unique caregiver focus

Throughout my years of writing about caregiving, I’ve often recommended the Well Spouse Association as a resource for spousal caregivers.   As a family caregiver who spent two decades in varying caregiving roles for a total of seven elders, I’ve endured a lot of emotional upset. While none of my own caregiving was spousal in... Read moreChevron
posted 05/26/2011, comments (2)|
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Christine Kennard

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The Impact of Alzheimer's on Roles & Relationships

There is little doubt that a diagnosis of Alzheimer's often results in major tensions and difficulties within the family. It changes everything. Because Alzheimer's is a progressive disease affecting cognition and communication, it threatens relationships inside and outside the family.   Professor Tom Kittwood, sadly now deceased, said... Read moreChevron
posted 05/25/2011, comments (2)|
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PAINAD Scale Can Help Caregivers Identify Pain in Loved Ones with Advanced Dementia

  After watching Mom’s last days at the nursing home when she was uncommunicative, I often have wondered how caregivers would realize that a loved one who is at the end stages of Alzheimer’s was in pain.  That’s where the Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) scale can be of use.   According to... Read moreChevron
posted 05/25/2011, comments (2)|
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