Caring for Alzheimer's

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Alzheimer’s Training: Our insightful 60-minute webinar can help you address challenges by introducing a model of care that has improved function and quality of life for countless individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). Watch now: bit.ly Kim Warchol, OTR/L, is the president of Dementia Care Specialists, a CPI specialized offering that empowers therapists and other care professionals with a positive approach like no other. How? In situations in which it’s easy to get overwhelmed about all that’s going wrong, we focus instead on what’s working right. It’s about giving individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias the respect they deserve— helping them thrive and not just survive. The goal: to bring out the best in an individual’s abilities—improving his function, safety, and quality of life, one day at a time. With a person-centered approach and effective proven methods, our compassionate Instructors help therapists and care partners work together more efficiently. Our approach helps deliver more effective care and create more rewarding, productive workplaces in the process.

This DVD is available now at Amazon. Visit www.amazon.com . This video clip is an excerpt of “Filling the Day with Meaning”, a 2.5 hour training DVD for Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregivers, with Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA. Use engaging activities to give back moments of joy and happiness to patients with special challenges, such as those with early onset, tendencies for elopement, falls, and more. Learn the difference between simple entertainment and engaging projects that stimulate brain activity. This workshop full of indispensable ideas and tips on how to give moments of joy. Learn – what makes an engaging activity – how to build care partner skills – how to create an inviting & safe environment – which key activities to consider at different disease stages – how to successfully handle challenging cases, such as early onset & men and much more “Filling the Day with Meaning” is presented by The Pines Education Institute of SW Florida and facilitated by Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA. The Pines Education Insitute is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing education, outreach programs, support, resources and counseling to family members and geriatric caregivers. For more information please visit www.pinesofsarasota.org.

The Mission of the Alzheimer’s Project is to improve the life experience of people with Alzheimer’s. Our first offering is a personal, rich media presentation that engages people with Alzheimer’s, facilitates memory recall and improves communication with caregivers, family and friends. View the video and witness the communication benefits this powerful tool brings to people with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers. Valerie and her daughter now experience a new level of connection that gives them both comfort and joy. PhD. Neuropsychologist, Glenn Smith at the Mayo clinic says, “Caregivers become the memory for a loved one who has Alzheimer’s disease. By gathering memories, you can bring important events and experiences from your loved one’s past into the present. You are the link to his or her life history.” The Process Creating a “Moving Memory Video” is a rewarding journey. To get started, here’s what you do. 1. Contact us – 905-984-8672 yourmovingmemories@live.ca 2. Select the Package you would like to purchase. 3. Have fun gathering your photos, slides and home movies. 4. Select the music you would like to use. 5. Ship your stuff to us. 6. Relax. We do the rest. You Get This is much more than a simple slide show. Your “Moving Memory Video” is a beautifully crafted rich media presentation that comes to you on a DVD with a custom cover featuring photos of your loved one. Making copies is easy and not expensive at all. Our concept has been developed in “at home” and long …

The Mission of the Alzheimer’s Project is to improve the life experience of people with Alzheimer’s. Contact us at yourmovingmemories.ca Our first offering is a personal, rich media presentation that engages, facilitates memory recall and improves communication with caregivers, family and friends. View the vide and witness the communication benefits this powerful tool brings to people with alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

First electromagnetic therapeutic service for Alzheimer’s disease with physician support. AlzheimOff is based on electromagnetic fields and regular physician consultations. Transthyretin is upregulated to reach standard values for prevention and treatment of the disease. Coming soon on www.alzheimoff.com

For the last 4 years, my girlfriend has been a caregiver for her elderly aunt. When my 81-old mother became unable to care for herself, I moved her from AZ to CA and the 4 of us rented a house together.
Since I am a terrible caregiver, I paid my girlfriend 0/week to take care of my mother. Then, I bought this house and could no longer afford 0/wk. Instead, we agreed that she would continue to provide long term care for my mother in exchange for "equity" in this house.
We wrote and siged a detailed contract that spelled out everything and ensured a mutually beneficial outcome for both of us.
Then, after 8 months (and without explanation) my partner just quit. I can’t complain, or she withholds part of her rent. Now, I am stuck with everything (caregiving, cleaning, yardwork, etc,).
She laughs at our contract and claims it is worthless since it isn’t notorized. I took it very seriously but don’t know to do. Any legal recourse?

Here’s the situation: my wife is disabled. I dont know how to cook. My daughter and I don’t have time to cook, either, with all of the chores, job/work/college, and caregiving. My wife used to cook, but with her disability, she can’t. I’ve recently become concerned about my family/s nutritional needs. We havent had a home-cooked meal in about 10 years. We eat tv dinners, fast food, prepackaged and processed food regularly. We do eat out, but that food isn’t exactly nutritious either. (applebee’s fattening stuff) Could someone recommend a menu, a website, quick meals that are nutritious,a multi-v –anything!! Should I buy as many fruits and veggies as possible and eat those raw (and just get meat and chicken through take-out, etc) I need some help, please. thanks. And please don’t make fun. It’s incredibly difficult to worry about nutrition when you’re a caregiver and managing a household, especially since meds cost so much and fresh food is so expensive.

A 91-year old lady was in tears and noteably being mistreated by her ‘caregiver’; My sis and I asked the elderly lady if she needed help with this, and she puckered up, tears starting to roll, as she said "Yes, I would…it’s SOOOO hard". The receptionist at the hospital where were were was also a witness to this as, was several patients. My sis—who is VERY outspoken—got in the caregiver’s FACE and said, "How would YOU like to be in the clutches of someone like YOU?"…to which she told my sister to butt out. My sister said, "Oh No! I will NOT butt out! You’ve got a stickey wickette on you now lady! You will not abuse anyone again—not on my watch!
…& we found out the name of her boss and the phone #, to which my sis called her boss right there. I got called into see my sergeon, but the drama continued (My sis said that after I left, she talked to the boss of the ‘caregiver’ and the boss started to protect the C.G (ofcourse) and the C.G. came over to my sis and yelled to her boss (over the phone)…."she called me a B****!"…and my sis said to the boss…"I sure did, but I wouldn’t have called her that if she hadn’t been one,,,but she WAS a B*****!" and I have witnesses…. You can’t call my supervisor, bcz I don’t HAVE ONE….I am not an employee here…and most of the witnesses aren’t either! We are BY-STANDERS WHO REFUSE TO STANDBY & watch this abuse!" …& THIS PHONE CALL IS NOT The last you’ll hear of it either."
Then, the old lady wanted to call her brother…(WHO I guess pays the caregivers just over FIVE FIGURES per year to take care of his sister..but who, the lady says has told her (he) wishes she would DIE!" So, my Sis dials his # for the 91-yr old lady, and she talks & cries to her brother. (The delimma is now my Sis knows she’s got the brother’s # in her phone (from the call), and wonders if he would help the old lady …. or would this cause her problems (if he really has said he wishes she would die)? I think she should tread very lightly since the relationship of the brother & sister could be very VOLITILE…and she should contact the head/director of the caregiving company. She has alread gotten the hospital on it— (& those people don’t take this stuff lightly at ALL!)…could be she’s done enough.
I think now, we should just offer the lady up to God and let go. She has no way of getting hold of the lady anyway —- excepting thru her brother (great!) The hospital is not going to forget about it anyway…& they’ll find a way to get hold of her.
It’s just so sad, that people who once were vital people, end up so alone and so "brow-beaten". She was once a model in Chicago for Clairol….. OMG! and here she is scared, tiny, humped-over, using a walker instead of the wheelchair she should have been in, just because the caregiver said taxi-drivers don’t pick-up ppl in wheelchairs as quick as they do ppl with walkers. So, this one-time model with RAVEN Black hair (she told us), is at everyone’s mercy and "living" only because of God’s ‘good’ graces. What "Grace" is this?
Should my sis call the brother? …and if you think so, what should she say to him? OR>>>should she leave it where it is? and offer it up?

I became my mothers primary caregiver in December 2008 until she passed in October 2010. Explaining this extended employment gap, would be most helpful in securing a position in this tough job market that I now face.

‘m crying as I’m writing this message. I’m a 40-year old single mom, so I’m no teenager. I’m angry at my siblings for not being here to help with my aging parents (I’m the primary caregiver), I’m angry because my daughter and I don’t get along very well (I just yelled at her because she talked back to me and I ended up slapping her on the arm), I’m angry because I feel as though no one really cares about what I’m going through. How can I deal with this? I feel so frustrated. Especially regarding the caregiving, I just think it’s not fair that my siblings are getting away with it. They come visit maybe once a year, then they’re gone. I talked about it numerous times about my difficulties and they always end up saying the same thing (it’s your choice if you stay where you are, you’re destined to take care of them, etc.). I try to put my resentment behind but it keeps coming back. Help!

I’m considered kind and soft-spoken, but deep inside, I’m boiling. I feel as though I can’t be as nice with people due to the way I’m feeling inside. This is really bothering me.