How to Find Support When Caring for a Spouse with Dementia
Caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease can be tough. As the disease progresses, the senior living with the disease will experience changes—from sleep issues to behavior that risks their safety—that usually creates unique challenges for family members. The demands of the caregiver role often impact the caregiver’s emotional, mental and physical well-being. It’s crucial […]
4 Important Tips for Hosting a Dementia-Friendly Fourth of July Celebration
Independence Day is often celebrated with festive foods, fireworks and noisy crowds. While it can make for a fun evening for many people, families who have a loved one with dementia living with them might feel otherwise. Crowds, noise and especially the unpredictability of fireworks can all be triggers for adults with a memory impairment. […]
How to Talk to Kids About Dementia
Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia can give rise to unpredictable days for both the older adult living with the disease and those who love and care for them. These ups and downs are linked to the damage the disease causes to the brain. In the early part of the day, a person with dementia […]
How to Use the ASC Memory Care Decision Toolkits
We understand that navigating a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia can be a time of many emotions and uncertainty. That’s why we’ve created Memory Care Decision Toolkits to help families and caregivers at every stage of their journey in seeking memory care for their loved one. In these toolkits you’ll find practical […]
How to Help a Person with Dementia Transition into Memory Care
Article by Guest Author, Paul Gilbert from SeniorApproved.Com. 55 million people are living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias worldwide, creating increasing demand on caregivers. As a person with dementia’s disease progresses, a day comes when it is no longer possible for loved ones to care for them at home, and choosing a safe, specialized living […]
Understanding the Difference Between Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Are Alzheimer’s disease and dementia one and the same? It’s easy to understand why many people think they are. The terms are frequently used interchangeably, often incorrectly. The truth is that dementia is a broad term used to describe a variety of conditions and symptoms that cause a decline in memory, reasoning or additional thinking/reasoning […]
Why ASC Proudly Walks & Joins The Fight to End Alzheimer’s
According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s document 2023 Facts and Figures, an estimated 6.7 million Americans over age 65 are living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2023 and about 1 in 9 people (10.8%) over age 65 have Alzheimer’s dementia. This disease slowly attacks nerve cells in the cortex of the brain, reducing a person’s ability to […]
September is World Alzheimer’s Month
In 2012, World Alzheimer’s Month was launched in an effort to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as to make a difference in the lives the disease touches. In the four years since the inception of World Alzheimer’s Month, more and more countries have joined in, uniting not only those with dementia or those […]
How Is Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosed?
If it seems to you like the number of people who are being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease is increasing, you might be right. But that’s partly because the U.S. population is aging. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average age in this country has climbed by 3.4 years since 2000. As the population grows […]
Supporting a Senior Who Has Dementia-Related Memory Loss
When a senior is diagnosed with dementia, family and friends often step in to assist. Because it’s an illness that presents so many unique challenges, caregiving usually requires the support of several loved ones—not only to keep the senior safe and well cared for but also because dementia can be physically and emotionally challenging for everyone […]