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Seniors At Home Helps the Next Generation of Leaders in Dementia Care
How can innovative design improve the lives of people living with dementia? Industrial design student, Andi An, set out to explore this question with the help of Seniors At Home. When Andi, a student at California College of the Arts, began work on her senior project, the Shanghai, China native ...
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Living a Full Life with Parkinson’s: Care Management Coordinates Comprehensive Support
Susan had just celebrated her 61st birthday with her husband, Bob, daughter and close friends when she got the call that would change their lives forever. She was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a degenerative disorder that affects the central nervous system and progresses over time. Request a Consultation According to the ...
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Is it Time to Hire a Geriatric Care Manager?
5 Reasons Why It Might Be Time to Reach Out Managing the care of an aging loved one can often feel like a full time job, especially if family members live far away, or an illness or complex health condition is in the mix. The support of a geriatric care ...
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“Where’s My Mother?” Answering Difficult Questions from Someone who Has Dementia
Often, individuals with dementia ask about and search for relatives who are deceased. These difficult questions evoke strong emotions for the rest of us: we may become anxious about how to respond, saddened when reminded of the person, or perhaps confused about how the person with dementia could forget their ...
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Three Mindfulness Exercises to Reduce Caregiver Stress
Caring for an aging loved one will inevitably come with challenges along the way. If you sometimes feel like you are managing one crisis after another, it might be hard to take the time to celebrate and acknowledge the little things that go well and check in with how YOU ...
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A Caregiver-Client Match “Made in Heaven”
After undergoing major surgery last spring, Peter was determined to handle his recovery all on his own. Living alone at 68, he had never needed help from a caregiver and he declined the suggestion. He had supportive friends and family nearby, and felt that after leaving the hospital he could ...
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How to Support a Loved One with Same Story Syndrome
What is Same Story Syndrome? It is common for people with Alzheimer’s or dementia to repeat questions and stories, also known as Same Story Syndrome, throughout the day, but it can pose a challenge for those who are caring for them. Tips To Support a Loved One With Same Story ...
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Caregivers Step into the Shoes of Someone with Dementia at a Recent Staff Training
What is it like to navigate the world as an older adult with dementia? How much more difficult are tasks like walking or taking your medication when you’re faced with changes in your sensory capabilities such as decreased vision, hearing loss, or arthritis pain? At Seniors At Home, we believe ...
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How to Respond When Someone with Dementia Says “I Want to Go Home”
One of the most common requests made by people with dementia is, “I want to go home!” This request may be repeated over and over, and unfortunately it doesn’t help to remind them that they already are home. Typically, people with dementia ask to “go home” when they are feeling ...
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Caring for Our LGBTQ+ Seniors
Over their thirty-seven years together Jim and Dale became known as a San Francisco couple you could count on: to take part in campaigns for LGBTQ+ rights, to help friends living with—or dying of—HIV, and to support their city’s many cultural and athletic institutions. “I taught Dale to love football,” ...
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