Dementia Dimensions

Dementia Resource Center Blog for At Home Caregivers

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  • Book Review, Emotional, Engagement

Talking to Grandchildren About Dementia

Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and its other forms, is a progressive disease. There is a common saying: “If you have met one person with dementia, you have met one person with dementia.” Much of that truth comes from the highly individual nature of the disease’s progression.
  • Emotional, Engagement, Joy Plan

The Power of Coloring for People with Dementia

When caring for someone living with dementia, it is often the simplest activities that have the most meaningful impact. Coloring is one of those activities.
  • Caregiver Perspective, Emotional, Engagement, Joy Plan, Physical

How Dementia Changes Love: What Spouses and Families Need to Know

Valentine’s Day is often filled with flowers, cards, and reminders of romantic milestones. However, for family members navigating dementia, love can feel very different.
  • Caregiver Perspective, Emotional, Engagement, Financial, Physical

Free Community Support Available Through GUIDE

Episcopal Senior Life Communities' (ESLC) Community Dementia Program is excited to announce participation in the new Medicare Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Program.
  • Engagement, Uncategorized

Sensory Activities for the Winter Months

Winter can be a challenging season for people living with dementia. Shorter days, colder temperatures, and fewer opportunities to go outdoors can increase restlessness, isolation, and changes in mood.
  • Engagement, Physical

Aging Healthy with Dementia: 5 Tips for Wellness

A diagnosis of dementia changes life in many ways, but it does not erase the possibility of living fully and aging with health, dignity, and purpose.
  • Caregiver Perspective, Emotional, Engagement, Joy Plan, Uncategorized

Nostalgia Can Spark Meaningful Moments and Positive Interactions

A painful reality with most forms of dementia is that sufferers progressively lose the ability to accurately recall autobiographical memories. This absence of reliable memories leads to frustrating moments for the person living with the disease and can have damaging effects to the person’s sense of self-worth as recall begins to fade.
  • Emotional, Engagement, Physical

When the Clock Does Not Make Sense: Understanding Time Disorientation with Dementia

As dementia progresses, one of the more disorienting and sometimes heartbreaking symptoms caregivers face is their loved one’s loss of understanding of time.
  • Engagement, Joy Plan

Sensory Activities for Dementia

Providing mentally enriching daily activities for loved ones with dementia is just as important as ensuring their best physical health. Sensory activities are commonly used in promoting cognitive function and enhancing the quality of life for individuals with dementia in skilled care communities, homes, and at day programs like the one at St.
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