Dementia Dimensions

Dementia Resource Center Blog for At Home Caregivers

Jennifer Lesinski

  • Ask Mimi

I am 25 yrs old and I am becoming resentful that dementia is taking up my whole life. I help my mom care for my grandmother, and now it can sometimes cause strife between us. -Shakira

Dear Shakira, I’m sorry--this is a tough situation you’re in. I’m sure your mom and grandmother appreciate your help, but at this stage in your life you have other responsibilities, and need other experiences, as well.
  • Book Review

Useful for Getting to Know Your “Stranger”

There are many revered books by experts for helping loved ones of those with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias to understand a new diagnosis and navigate the degenerative process that follows.
  • Ask Mimi

My loved one is newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and I was wondering if there are specific foods or a type of diet that might be helpful to slow the progression of the disease? -Doug R.

No particular foods are likely to play a part in slowing dementia.  Eating a healthy diet in general will maintain overall health and general well-being. 
  • Caregiver Perspective

What is Your Caregiver Intensity Score?

Caregiving is a rewarding, yet challenging journey. There may be days when caregiving becomes so intense or so isolating, coming up for a breathe of air can seem impossible.
  • Caregiver Perspective

Raising the Bar’s Newest Resource Could Also Help Caregivers

In an effort to fill the gap of a lack of standards of practice for dementia support that puts people first, the Dementia Action Alliance partnered with the Eden Alternative to initiate Raising the Bar: Creating a Better Society in Which to Live with Dementia.
  • Ask Mimi

How can we prepare our three-year-old grandson for visits with his late-stage Alzheimer’s-afflicted grandmother who irrationally scolds him? -Betty G.

If there is one thing that grandmothers living with dementia and their three year-old grandchildren have in common, it’s a resistance to having their behavior controlled!
  • Caregiver Perspective

Monroe County Caregivers Identify Top Dementia Services

Caring for individuals with Alzheimer's disease or dementia was considered a top concern by almost half of respondents in a recent survey of Monroe County residents over the age of 40, which was sponsored by St.
  • Ask Mimi

My mom tells me the same stories, over and over. When I tell her she’s told me already, she gets angry with me. What can I do to get her to get her to stop? -Bob S.

This is easier said than done, but… stop telling her she’s told you. She doesn’t remember, and having her mistake pointed out to her just makes her feel defensive.
  • Physical

Simple Steps to a Functional Wardrobe for Someone Living with Dementia

Why does it matter what type of clothing someone with dementia wears? Although rewarding, being a home caregiver can be one of the most time-consuming and draining roles you can take on in your life.

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