Something to Think About
a blog on end of life
It is hard for caregivers to know how to care for a person with dementia. The behaviors are so varied that there is no single correct way to handle a...
Of course each situation needs to be individually addressed but in the case of a lot of people with dementia, tell them about a death of someone close ONCE...
I had someone ask me "Why do all people with dementia feel someone is out to get them?" My answer—not all people with dementia feel or react like someone is...
I am hearing stories about the lack of professional staff training for new hires, which led me to wonder about volunteer training...
I know that dementia doesn’t play by the rules of approaching death. The guidelines relating to food, sleep and sociability don’t fit with dementia. I know that I am seeing...
There is a huge void in our medical system that so many families living with dementia fall into. These families have a loved one too sick and require too much...
Just think of a woman in labor and what she is thinking about—-getting that baby out. The person that is dying is in labor also, working to leave the physical...
There is a reason dementia is referred to as the "long goodbye;" the mind is gone long before the body...
What if there was a doula to support a person during this journey? What if there was a person who was educated in the dynamics of dementia who became a...
Most diseases have a pattern. You generally know what to expect. With dementia there seems to be no pattern, at least as far as approaching death is concerned until they...
Dementia is like a road map with many, many roads that eventually lead into a city. Each road is different, each road is of varying lengths and offers various views...
There have been many changes in hospice care since it began. Some for the better, some not so much. What I am suggesting as representing a “good” hospice is becoming...
The guilt, frustration, uncertainty, and helplessness of family caregivers is as much a problem to our healthcare system as the patient with dementia...
Living with someone who has dementia is a daily challenge. It requires the constant reminder that this person is not who they once were. It presents the challenge of learning...
