I’m sure you’ve heard the statistics before: 60% of those persons who suffer from Alzheimer’s will wander at some point in their disease process; 92% of those persons with autism tend to wander. Those are very scary statistics. How can we be sure...
10 Ways To Create a Better Day by Shelley Wednesdays can be difficult…3 days away from the remembrance of a relaxing week-end and yet 3 more days until the next one rolls around…and still SO much to do. I needed some inspiration today and so I opened up my...
35 Questions to Ask When Searching for a Care Facility …….in no particular order by Shelley Webb and Tonia Boterf Exactly what services are offered? How often does the staff change or turn over? How many R.N.s are available on each unit and on each...
On Golden Pond – a Lesson in Dementia Awareness? by Shelley Last night I watched On Golden Pond starring Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn. It also featured Jane Fonda. I ended up crying for an hour. I hadn’t seen the movie since it’s release in...
Secret Dollars: Veteran’s Benefits for Long Term Care By Brian Willie One of the Veteran’s Administration’s best kept secrets, which is an excellent potential source of funds for long term care (either at home or in an assisted living facility) are...
Clearing Your Mental Desk by Shelley As caregivers, we have many projects awaiting our attention. Weekly meal plans accompanied by grocery lists, creating a map of the quickest roundtrip route to use in order to accomplish the most errands in one day, arranging to...