Dementia Dimensions

Dementia Resource Center Blog for At Home Caregivers

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  • Emotional

How to Deal with Hoarding by Loved One with Dementia

Hoarding behavior by a person living with dementia can be a complex and challenging issue to understand. Dementia, a progressive neurological disorder, affects a person's cognitive abilities, memory, and judgment.
  • Physical

Is Dementia Improved by Physical Fitness?

Consistent physical activity can benefit almost anyone. From helping with joint health, contributing to heart health, and its overall mood boosting qualities, individualized exercise is a vital part in creating a whole life.
  • Ask Mimi

How do I handle my spouse in the advanced stages of dementia when she insists on me taking her home when she is at home?

This is hard, but it happens a lot. Resist the urge to say “You are home,” because arguing will only make her feel worse.
  • Book Review

A Moving and Compassionate Memoir about the Loss of a Husband and a Father

This memoir will remind you the importance of quality time with your family and the power memory has.
  • Ask Mimi

Have you any suggestions on how to have a meaningful conversation with someone with Lewy body dementia who has a very restless mind and body? – Donna T.

You don’t mention your relationship with this person, but I’ll assume he’s family. What does “meaningful conversation” mean to you? If you are seeking to discuss physics or mathematics, you should reconsider your expectations.
  • Ask Mimi

My husband has early onset dementia at 73 yrs. old. How do I convince him we need to move to an assisted living facility? -Betty D.

This would be a difficult situation if only one of you needed help. You don’t mention whether you have a support system of any kind.
  • Uncategorized

Summertime Activities for People with Dementia

In the summer months it might be easier to stay in and relax when you are caring for a person with dementia.
  • Ask Mimi

How do I connect with other sufferers of dementia with early symptoms like myself? -Ginny P.

The best way to form safe connections with other people with dementia is through sponsored support groups. Try contacting the Alzheimer’s Association to see if there is a peer support group in your area.
  • Book Review

An Unexpected, Inspiring Love Story

There are certainly many books documenting the dementia caregiver's journey, both those from personal perspective as well as third-person accounts. However, few could also be viewed as an inspiring love story.

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