Caring for someone with both diabetes and dementia care is a difficult task. Here are some of the steps you can take to help a loved one with these conditions.

Cuidar a una persona con diabetes y demencia es una tarea difícil. Aquí le presentamos algunos pasos que puede seguir para ayudar a un ser querido con estas afecciones.

While each person’s journey through Alzheimer’s is unique, most people experience some common symptoms in a similar progression. Understanding these common symptoms for Early-Stage Alzheimer’s (FAST Stage 3) can help you and your loved one cope with the changes.

The quality of an individual’s sleep is strongly connected to their overall physical, cognitive, and emotional health, and lack of sleep is a leading complaint of caregivers. Here are some tips on how to get some quality sleep.

La calidad del sueño de una persona está fuertemente relacionada con su salud física, cognitiva y emocional en general, y la falta de sueño es una de las principales quejas de los cuidadores. Aquí hay algunos consejos sobre cómo obtener un sueño de calidad.

While each person’s journey through Alzheimer’s is unique, most people experience some common symptoms in a similar progression. Understanding these common symptoms for Mild-Stage Alzheimer’s (FAST Stage 4) can help you and your loved one cope with the changes.

Si bien la experiencia de cada persona con el Alzheimer es única, la mayoría experimenta síntomas comunes con una progresión similar. Comprender estos síntomas comunes del Alzheimer en etapa leve (etapa 4 de FAST) puede ayudarles a usted y a su ser querido a afrontar los cambios.

Si bien la experiencia de cada persona con el Alzheimer es única, la mayoría experimenta síntomas comunes con una progresión similar. Comprender estos síntomas comunes del Alzheimer en etapa moderada (etapa FAST 5-6) puede ayudarles a usted y a su ser querido a afrontar los cambios.

While each person’s journey through Alzheimer’s is unique, most people experience some common symptoms in a similar progression. Understanding these common symptoms for Moderate-Stage Alzheimer’s (FAST Stage 5-6) can help you and your loved one cope with the changes.

As an Alzheimer's caregiver, you have been asked to live the “long good-bye” – watching your loved one slowly being lost as their mind moves through its relentless decline. Once the disease progresses towards the “severe” or “late” stage, physical decline begins to take over and further reduce your loved one’s abilities. Your role at this time has never been more important, as you need to ensure that your loved one’s death is free of pain and excess suffering.

Here is a checklist of actions you can take to reduce falls by your loved one.

How to use the "Think FAST" technique to help get your loved one “unstuck” from a distressing topic and instead think about things that generate positive thoughts

As we get older the likelihood we will take a medication or supplement increases. Here are three main questions to ask about the medications you take.

A medida que envejecemos, aumenta la probabilidad de tomar medicamentos o suplementos. Aquí hay tres preguntas principales que debe hacerse sobre los medicamentos que toma.

For people with Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety can complicate their course and significantly reduce their quality of life and interpersonal relationships. Here's how you can help.

Aquí hay una lista de verificación de acciones que puede tomar para reducir las caídas de su ser querido.

Para las personas con Alzheimer, la ansiedad puede complicar su evolución y reducir significativamente su calidad de vida y sus relaciones interpersonales. Aquí te explicamos cómo puedes ayudar.

As we age, the adage ‘you are what you eat’ becomes more and more important. Here are some tried and true strategies to add protein to your day.

The symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease affect both the patient and those who interact with them -- especially caregivers. As Alzheimer’s alters the ability of the patient to think and function, those changes can impact others. Listed below are some common challenges you may face and the strategies we’ve found that can help.

Nearly 40 to 50% of patients with dementia develop apathy in the early and intermediate stages of their disease. Here are the key symptoms to look for in your loved one.