Food Safety
Ensuring your loved one's safety, especially when it comes to food, is a topic that has been explored throughout many episodes of this podcast. This episode will focus specifically on food safety and ...
27 Aug 202510min
Bathroom Safety
Keeping your loved ones safe at home is one of the most important objectives for a caregiver. It is important to be aware of areas in your home that have potential safety concerns. This episode will d...
20 Aug 202512min
Hiding, Hoarding, and Collecting
Do you have 200 pins in your house that your loved one with Alzheimer's has collected? If so, you are not alone. It is common for a person with Alzheimer's to collect items, hoard them, or hide things...
13 Aug 202515min
How to Manage Rummaging and Looking For Things
It is common for a person with Alzheimer's to rummage through things or to look for things they can't find. This episode will discuss rummaging, what you can do to manage it, and how to best respond w...
6 Aug 202514min
How Alzheimer's Affects Compassion and Empathy
One of the most upsetting changes that a caregiver can see is when their loved one no longer shows they care or appreciates the caregiver. As Alzheimer's disease progresses, these important aspects of...
30 Juli 20258min
Five Important Tips For Caregivers
Throughout my years of working with caregivers, I have been asked what some of the most important tips I would recommend to a caregiver are. This can be very challenging, as there are many things I wo...
23 Juli 202512min
When Logical Thinking Fails
When most people think about Alzheimer's, they believe it is the disease that causes a person to lose their memory. However, Alzheimer's disease affects many areas of cognitive function, in addition t...
16 Juli 20259min
Hurricane Preparedness for Caregivers Part 2
In part two of hurricane preparedness for caregivers, we will continue the discussion on how to best prepare for hurricanes or other severe weather conditions as it pertains to your loved one with Alz...
9 Juli 202520min
