September Caregiver Connection: Wandering

As many as 60% of the 5.1 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease will display wandering behaviors at some point in the disease process.  Sometimes wandering is little more than continual pacing within a small area, but it can often lead to the individual becoming separated from their caregiver. People that display this behavior may wander around the room, from room …

Basic Communication Tips

One of the most persistent struggles for family and professional caregivers is communicating with a person suffering from dementia.  As language and reasoning abilities decline, frustration, agitation, and arguments are more likely to arise.  Here are some basic tips to remember when you interact with a person with dementia. People with Alzheimer’s not only lose the ability to organize thoughts into sentences …

August Caregiver Connection: Partnering with Facility Staff

As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, the person’s needs change, and the time will likely come when you aren’t able to care for your loved one at home. Ensuring that your loved one receives the care they need by finding an appropriate long-term care setting doesn’t mean that you’re no longer a critical component of their care team.  On the contrary, you …

Wandering and Safety

Our Communications and Programs Specialist, Amelia Frank, will be on Fox 7 tomorrow morning to discuss wandering, and how caregivers can keep their loved ones safe.   The segment is part of a story about Antonio Perea, a local man who has been missing since Sunday morning.  With temperatures approaching 100°, it’s critical that he’s found as soon as possible. …

Experimental blood test predicts Alzheimer’s with 87% accuracy

In a potentially massive step forward in the fight against Alzheimer’s, researchers at Queen’s College in London have made a discovery that could lead to the development of a blood test to predict Alzheimer’s disease. The study, published in the Alzheimer’s and Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, successfully identified 10 proteins that predict the development of Alzheimer’s  After analyzing …

Driving Resource Center

For more help with tackling the sticky issue of when to retire from driving, visit the Driving Resource Center at alz.org.  There you’ll find helpful tips, and videos to give you an idea of what the driving conversation might look like.  Take a look at one of them below: For more information about senior transportation support, see the post below, …