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The Role of Occupational Therapy in Dementia Care

People living with dementia experience impaired cognition which may be seen in decreased short-term memory, decreased problem solving skills, decreased perceptual skills and personality changes. While there is no “cure” for dementia, various types of therapy may help...

Hospice Care: Understanding Your Options

As a caregiver of someone who is living with dementia, you will experience a variety of different care options at the different stages of your loved one’s disease. In the beginning, you may be able to provide care for your loved one in his or her own home. There may...

Dementia Care: Tips for Communicating with Your Loved One

If you take care of someone living with dementia or Alzheimer’s, as the conditions worsens, you will most likely begin to notice that your loved one’s ability to participate in conversations, understand what is being said to them and communicate begins to deteriorate....

Tips for Administering Medications to Your Loved One with Dementia

If you are providing care for a loved one with dementia, you are no doubt dealing with their medications as well. While this is a major topic to discuss, we will briefly touch on some of the important things to remember when administering medications to your loved one...

The Cottages Senior Living with Mandy Quinn

Featured in New LifeStyles Mandy Quinn is the Executive Vice President for The Cottages Senior Living, which are licensed and certified assisted living communities for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. The Cottages are a family owned...