My Mother has Alzheimer’s disease and refuses to take a shower. What can I do? When a loved one has dementia, family caregivers may struggle with resistant behavior. The person…

When interacting with families, I often hear this question: “Why should we bother taking Mom to the doctor? We already know she is confused. Isn’t that just what happens in…

When I worked in an assisted living community many years ago I was touring a group of investment bankers through our memory care program. One of the bankers, with the…

One of the most challenging aspects of caring for someone with dementia is their propensity to wander and become lost. Often the behavior is not aimless wandering, but rather the…

How can I convince my Mother that she needs help and can no longer live on her own? She is showing signs of memory loss, and I worry about her…

My aunt has Alzheimer’s disease and is starting to have trouble with conversation now. We used to have such great visits. How can I connect and communicate with her now?

My Father is 87 years old and experiencing memory problems. We are worried about his driving, as he has had some minor accidents, and even got a ticket the other…

My Mother has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Lately, she is very suspicious of everyone, and accuses us of stealing her things. How do I handle this? It is not…