Dementia Dimensions

Dementia Resource Center Blog for At Home Caregivers

  • Caregiver Perspective, Engagement, Joy Plan

Caregivers Are Key to Unlocking Joy

The 40th President of the United States—the late Ronald Reagan—lived with Alzheimer’s disease over the final decade of his life.
  • Ask Mimi

My husband is in a really good memory care, but he always says he wants to stop by our house. Everyone says this is a really bad idea and creates a mess. Now he’s angry and calling me to say that I want him to die in memory care. Any suggestions?

“Everyone” isn’t always right. You know your husband better than anyone. Do you think it will “create a mess”? A visit home can go badly, no doubt.
  • 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.
  • Emotional, Physical

Dementia Caregiver Tips for More Pleasant Meal Times

Maintaining good nutrition and positive eating habits while navigating through the stages of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias can be a struggle. Caregivers may face a number of challenges, including loss of appetite, loss of taste, and changing food preferences as well as the possible need to integrate special diets when necessary.
  • Ask Mimi, Emotional, Physical

How does one find respite care? I won’t put my wife in nursing home but I really need a break.- Doug S.

Caregiving is an enormous job, and you do need breaks.  See below for some local (Rochester, New York area) resources for respite care.
  • 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.
  • Ask Mimi

My husband is in dementia stage 6/7 and does not like to change his day clothes to night clothes. He also does not know how to use the bathroom. What should we do as we are both over 80? -Sabina S.

It sounds like you are having a hard time. In the short term, maybe you can have your husband's clothes be for day and night--sweatpants, for instance.
  • Engagement, Joy Plan

The Connection between Norman Rockwell, His Work, and Dementia

“The view of life I communicate in my pictures excludes the sordid and the ugly. I paint life as I would like it to be.”  Norman Rockwell painted the American dream and-- for decades—he did it better than anyone else.

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