60 % OF PEOPLE WITH SOME FORM OF DEMENTIA WILL WANDER AWAY FROM HOME!!! This is one of the most difficult situations that caregivers must deal with.... a loved one has wandered away from home by …
Positive Tips for Communicating (1)
I recently posted this chart on my FB page (DCPutnam Consulting 4.22.17) and to date it has had almost 1,500 hits. That tells me that this information is important to caregivers. So I want to go …
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Verbal Abuse
There are many family caregivers (and professional caregivers) who don't understand what is physically happening to the brain and therefore don't know how to communicate with their loved one. There …
Importance of Support Groups
Many people question if they should attend a support group. There are many valid reasons why caregivers find support groups to be helpful in managing their day to day life with someone with …
What is Your “Plan B?”
"Plan B" - What do I mean by that phrase? As a caregiver for your spouse, you are currently living "Plan A." If you are the primary caregiver, you are most likely a woman and have total …
Starbuck’s Lament by Jed Waverly
Starbuck's Lament by Jed Waverly Sleeping soundly as the clatter of pans and spirited voices create a din, He is oblivious to the chaos around him, embraced in the arms …