Eilon Caspi Destigmatizes Aggressive Behavior in Dementia
By Eilon Caspi, Ph.D. I started working in the aging field in 1994 as a nurse aide in a nursing home where my grandfather lived. I then worked as a social worker
By Eilon Caspi, Ph.D. I started working in the aging field in 1994 as a nurse aide in a nursing home where my grandfather lived. I then worked as a social worker
By Gina Awad (Exeter, UK) Over a decade ago I began a health and social care degree with The Open University which inspired an immense interest in dementia, the complexities for the
By Tami Anastasia, MA The seeds of my caregiver guide Essential Strategies for the Dementia Caregiver were planted over 40 years ago, when my Italian grandmother – one of the nicest people
By Susan Ostrowski If you search online, “Why do people read?” you’ll find answers like: “I read to know I’m not alone.” “Books unfold new worlds, worlds that can sing to me,
THE STORY BEHIND FLOATING IN THE DEEP END By Patti Davis On a blue-sky November day in 1994 I walked into Central Park, which was near my apartment in New York. My
By David Bernstein, MD “But Doctor, I’m a good driver.” I cannot tell you how many times I heard that phrase during my forty-year career as a Geriatrician. Among my physician colleagues,
By Mary Crescenzo, California, US After decades as a pioneer in working with persons with Alzheimer’s/dementia using the arts to achieve alternative, complementary ways of connection, I knew I had to share
By Ross Colquhoun My mother was a smart woman. She was a qualified nurse, rose to the rank of Army Major during the war years. In her fifties, when she was no
By Lori Aden My mother got lost driving home from the nail salon back in 2014. At the time, she lived in California, and I lived in Texas. I knew she was
By LaBena Fleming I had the honor of being one of the primary caregivers for my mother, who had Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia. During that caregiving journey, I felt God compelling me
