October is Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) Awareness Month, and there are many symptoms of this complex condition that remain poorly understood and confusing for many. Care partners will gain an understanding of LBD and how to find support, education and resources across the evolving stages. CaregiverTeleconnection · Lewy Body Dementia: A Tale of Two […]
Join Lucy Barylak, MSW as she provides tips on how to deal with difficult behaviors when it comes to bathing, dressing, grooming, and dental care.
Planning for the progression of dementia and the care of your loved one differs for each family. But let’s try and prepare you for some of the bumps in the road. Asking for a lost loved one, a frightened voice calling you for help from memory care, demanding you bring the car and take her […]
Because they are confused and often fearful, individuals with moderate to severe dementia often have behavioral challenges, such as lack of initiative, agitation, paranoid thinking, and even aggression. Sometimes family […]
In “The ABC’s of Parkinson’s Disease” Jo Rosen will provide a comprehensive overview of Parkinson’s disease, its causes, symptoms, and treatments, as well as a frank discussion of the financial, […]
It can be hard to know what to do when a loved one with dementia displays inappropriate sexual behaviors. Join Lucy Barylak, MSW as she shares tips on how to […]
This session will review the nine most common forms of dementia. These nine make up approximately 98 percent of all dementias. Identifying the dementia or dementias your loved one has […]
Caregivers often feel like so much is out of their control, but that’s not always the case. This program will focus on the positive aspects of caregiving and ways to […]
This session will explore staging tools used to identify the progression of dementia in your loved one. Understanding the stage of dementia helps us better communicate, plan for care, and prepare for the next stage of the disease. **Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare**
Join Dr Tam Cummings as she discusses what Vascular Dementia is. She will explore what the signs of Vascular dementia are as well as the causes and how it is different from other types of dementias. **Sponsored by VITAS Healthcare**