I have had a really hard time coming to terms with my dad's Alzheimer's. His behaviors were getting so frustrating and I was getting so angry with him. I also have some baggage regarding things that we were never able to resolve before the disease really hit and now, obviously, we can't. I try to […]

I've been a CNA for about 3.5 years and have worked in Nursing Homes, Assisted living facilities, and even Home Health. I know how to take care of the elderly, but haven't really dealt one on one with Alzheimer's patients. I moved back to where my family lives to help take care of my grandmother. […]

I live with my gf and her great grandma who suffers from Alzheimers. I want to gain a better understanding of it and what it does because all i ever see or hear about is how people with it cannot form new memories but i didnt know that wasnt the extent of it. She does […]

Immediately before the covid outbreak (weeks) we made the incredibly difficult decision to place my dad in a very expensive luxury accommodation long term care facility. He had been in their physical rehab and was flourishing. It was such a blessing to happier than he had been since his dementia had progressed. It was life […]