Top Myths of Senior Assisted Living
Top Myths of Senior Assisted Living Senior assisted living communities are designed to empower individuals to maintain the independence they have come to enjoy, while allowing for convenient access to assistance, activities and companionship. Communities work hard to ensure that seniors feel right at home. Despite the great advantages of community living, making the decision to move is a difficult one for many seniors and their families. Listed below are some common myths abo
How to Redirect a Loved One With Dementia
Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, which affect memory and other cognitive abilities, can create anger, anxiety, confusion and fear for a person living with the disease. It doesn’t help that explaining and reasoning with a person with dementia probably won’t ease their frustration. An approach called “redirection,” however, frequently helps. Redirection is a technique in which you shift a distressed person’s attention away from the situation that is causing anger, anxiety, fea
