The stress of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and social distancing can take a toll on your physical and mental health. Learn how to protect yourself – and your person – as a dementia care partner.
As a dementia caregiver, it can be difficult and hurtful when your person lashes out. But it's important to recognize their behavior may be a symptom of the disease changing their brain.
Humor is so important and helps the day go by quickly and lightens our load! Anxiety and depression are symptoms of 59% of unpaid dementia caregivers, and this statistic needs to decrease.
There’s no shortcut to building patience. If you’re looking to make lasting changes within yourself, you are going to have to do the work. I’ve learned a lot on my personal journey. Here are some practical tools that helped me along the way.
While the holiday season is filled with positive things, there is a lot of potential stress that comes with it – especially for dementia caregivers.
The number of people living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias in San Diego County has increased from 65,000 people – to more than 84,000, according to View More
Alzheimer’s San Diego recently held a special workshop, Preparing for the Late Stage, led by Rebecca De Campos, MSW. Her goal was to provide a general idea of what to expect in this final stage, explore care options and to empower care partners to find new ways to connect with their loved ones.
There’s no one quite like Teepa. On Monday, January 29th, more than 200 families came to Alzheimer’s San Diego for the rare opportunity to attend a workshop with renowned dementia educator Teepa Snow.
