by Lori Beth Charlton | Apr 15, 2019 | Aging Life Care, Augusta, Capacity, Caregiving, Cognitive, Correcting, Dementia, ElderCare, Elderly, Geriatric Care
While I was at the Aging Life Care Association conference this past week I heard one of the speakers discuss “Capacity, meaning someone’s ability to make informed decisions that factor in their personal choices and their right to self-determination.” What she was...
by Leah Klein | Jan 28, 2019 | Aging Life Care, Augusta, Caregiving, Cognitive, Correcting, ElderCare, Elderly, Family Care, Geriatric Care, Nursing Home
A common contributor of stress to the family of those with a dementia diagnosis is the experience of disorientation to time and place. This disorientation often presents as a regression to times past. The caregivers and loved ones of those with dementia often struggle...
