‘Do I Need a Patient Advocate?’
By
Roseanne Geisel
| May 18th, 2020
You may have heard of them, but what is a patient advocate? Roseanne Geisel discusses the advocate’s most important mission: to reduce the stress…
Dementia Caregivers, Coronavirus, and Turning a Burden Into a Journey of Personal Growth
By
Nicholas Chan
| May 13th, 2020
“You realize that it’s not the journey that you chose, but it’s the journey that you got. How are you going to make the…
Words Matter: Changing the Way We Talked About Alzheimer’s Changed My Dad’s Experience for the Better
By
Trish Laub
| May 12th, 2020
I should have known that there was a stigma that surrounds Alzheimer’s disease, because when I learned of my dad’s diagnosis, I felt like…
Coronavirus: Telemedicine Enters a New Era—But Is It a Panacea?
By
Nicholas Chan
| May 7th, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak, and the social distancing it has mandated, is transforming the way people visit their doctors. For older adults, including people living…
Coronavirus: More Than Ever, Dementia Caregivers Are Turning to iPads in Eldercare
By
Nicholas Chan
| May 5th, 2020
In the pandemic, adoption of tablets like iPads in eldercare is speeding up, helping adult day care go virtual, enabling assisted living communities and…
New Website Aims to Keep Gun-Owning Dementia Patients Safe
By Lecia Bushak | November 18th, 2019
When dementia strikes, it can often be difficult and emotional for patients to hang up their car keys or give up other aspects of…
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