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Helping Grandchildren Understand Grandparent's Dementia by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Children can be frightened by the changes in the grandparent who was once gentle and loving, but could now have become cranky and occasio ... Read on »

Why Elders Don't Come Clean with the Doctor by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia ...My mom was a supreme example. She fell in her apartment—often more than once a week. She had memory problems. She was taken advantage o ... Read on »

Siblings Disagree About Mom Seeking Dementia Evaluation by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Dear Carol: My sister Jean has wanted our mom to see a doctor about memory issues for months but Mom says she’s fine. Jean lives out of tow ... Read on »

Redefining Life After the Death of a Care Receiver by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Many of us start our caregiving career by assisting an elder in his or her home, or we have a spouse who declines and we become the defaul ... Read on »

Caregiving Often Starts After the Death of One Parent by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia ...The death of a parent is tough, whether it's sudden or a long time coming. The advantage of a slower death is that there may have b ... Read on »

Do You Regret Placing Your Parent In a Nursing Home? by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia ...Of course, we don't always make the right call regarding every circumstance. But we do our best. I'd hazard a guess that the most pain ... Read on »

Leukemia Drug May Stop Dementia Related Plaque Buildup by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia An existing drug already used to treat leukemia has shown promise as a treatment for neurological diseases such as Lewy body dementia, Alzh ... Read on »

Is It Wise To Quit a Job to Be a Caregiver? by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia You already know what may be gained by giving up employment and becoming the sole caregiver for your parents. You are the hands-on person ... Read on »

Caring for Multiple Elders Especially Challenging by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Many people are trying to care for two or more elders in varying locations, with each elder needing significant care. It's a situation tha ... Read on »

Choosing a Care Facility? Listen To Your Gut by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia People often ask what to look for when choosing an assisted living facility or a nursing home for a loved one. There are grading sites such ... Read on »

Small Things Important To Aging Mom by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Dear Readers: Like most of us, I grew up hearing that it’s the little things that count. I’m becoming increasingly aware of the truth in th ... Read on »

How To Tell Your Parent That It's Time for Hospice by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Our culture has historically been devoted to cure illness at all costs, and death is often looked at as "failure," no matter the age or c ... Read on »

Alzheimer’s Treatment Fails in Wider Study by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Less than a year ago, I wrote about the promising results in an Alzheimer’s trial of an infusion called Gammagard. A story on CBSNews.com t ... Read on »

More Evidence That Mediterranean Diet Could Combat Alzheimer's by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Scientists researching several diseases have been studying the effects of a Mediterranean diet on health. The most recent study results cam ... Read on »

Choosing Senior Housing for Your Parent by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Have you ever entered someone's home and felt good things about it even if it's cluttered or decorated in a way you find tacky? We find th ... Read on »

Torn Between Children and Eldercare by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Dear Carol: My mother, who is in her early 70s, suffers from advanced multiple sclerosis. She lives with me, my husband of three years, and ... Read on »

Loving and Understanding Our Imperfect Mothers by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia ...We need to understand, love and forgive ourselves for our perceived imperfections as mothers. And yes, we need to try to understand, lo ... Read on »

Should Siblings Split the Cost of Parent Care? by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia ...So, who helps with the cost? Many people think Medicare will help with these costs. Medicare does not generally pay for assisted living ... Read on »

Keeping Up With Friendships Can Be Hard for Caregivers by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia ...In situations where an aging parent lives with the caregiver, friends can feel like they are intruders. Also, they may feel uncomfortab ... Read on »

Green Tea, Grape Skin Extracts May Interrupt Alzheimer's Path by Carol Bradley Bursack Posted in: Blog Posts in Alzheimer's & Dementia Green tea and red wine have both been shown in numerous studies to contain antioxidants thought to increase overall health and possibly p ... Read on »

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