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Feb 11, 2025
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8 min read
Critical Support for Veterans with Dementia: in this edition, we help veterans and their caregivers access up to $10,000 monthly in VA benefits. With veterans facing higher dementia risks due to service-related conditions like PTSD and TBI, understanding these benefits isn't just important—it's essential.
Feb 7, 2025
6 min read
We need to redefine self-care. It isn’t an event you can put on a calendar. It isn’t an activity that gives us a short burst of relief from sadness, depression, and exhaustion. Instead, it’s learning and practicing a new set of behaviors.
Feb 4, 2025
11 min read
Also in this edition: celebrating 1,000 subscribers!!! (with a special gift inside); learn what groundhogs can teach you about dementia care; feel good stories from the front lines of caregiving
Feb 1, 2025
3 min read
Reduce the Risk of Wandering and Save Lives
Jan 28, 2025
15 min read
Also in this edition: a different framework for dementia communication; our first expert interview with Miles Coleman about the role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in dementia care; the worst word in the English language and why you need to rip that page out of your dictionary right now
Jan 22, 2025
14 min read
Also in this edition: last week's survey results and a shameless bribe; which estate planning documents are critical (and getting your loved one to sign); our new video on the best care practices for changing sexual behaviors
Jan 14, 2025
16 min read
Also in this edition: the CA wildfires and blizzards across the country are dangerous in more ways than one when it comes to dementia; and our very first reader survey
Jan 7, 2025
In this edition: understanding and preventing the wandering behavior; two new videos from our library about wandering; articles and resources that will help you better cope with the phenomenon.
Jan 1, 2025
Also in this edition: moving stories from caregivers about creating meaning in the midst of dementia; exceptional support resources for caregivers who aren't sure how to make it through today; aging into dementia in the penitentiary system; and the "Sandwich Generation" of caregivers.
Dec 24, 2024
10 min read
Moving to memory care is difficult. How can we ease the journey? Also in this edition: the "dementia village" care model that is on the rise around the world; a review of Netflix's outstanding Ted Danson vehicle about senior living and dementia, A Man on the Inside; and a new, no-cost Activity Guide that will put more exciting and engaging moments with your loved one back into the rotation.
Dec 17, 2024
Also in this edition: is Alzheimer's disease actually a "brain" disease? What other steps can you take to create a great holiday season this month? There's a link between internet use and dementia, and it's probably not what you think. Check out a promising new finger-prick Alzheimer's test. And lots more! Let's get to it!
Dec 10, 2024
Also in this issue: getting familiar with your "healthspan," a feel-good reunion, and how one public story of frontotemporal dementia gives an example of family support. Also, a special video feature from our YouTube Channel: 3 Easy Ways to Improve Communication with Someone Who Has Dementia.
