There are plenty of gifts designed specifically for people living with dementia that can be helpful, calming or stress-relieving, whether they’re intended to spur…
Updated February 2023: If you’ve ever kneaded your frustrations into a stress ball, incessantly clicked the back of a pen over and over again,…
Here are some of Being Patient’s favorite gift ideas for people with dementia during the holiday season, designed specifically for people living with dementia that…
Each of these authors shared their own unique experience with dementia in our 2021 Being Patient LiveTalks, and throughout all of these insightful, personal,…
Coloring is an honorable hobby with major benefits — often us as adults have not colored in decades, outside of keeping kids entertained while…
The pandemic has taken an enormous toll on caregivers who are staying home, figuring out ways to observe the holiday safely and looking after…
Sharon Elin of Mechanicsville, Virginia had noticed that, as her brother Chad’s memory declined, he was becoming increasingly restless, spending hours fiddling about, carrying…
“These days, lots of people feel out of control, and for good reason … When we feel out of control, the anxiety levels go…
Caring for someone who is living with dementia during a pandemic can feel like wandering into uncharted territory without a flashlight. Many are feeling…
Tom Stevens pets his golden retriever Jennie. The dog squints her brown eyes. “How are you?” Tom says. Jennie barks in response. This encounter,…