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Many of us are looking for ways to boost memory with everything from superfoods and supplements to online games.
Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter
At Liberty Senior Living, the GEMMS program sees staff partner with residents and their families to offer dementia support.
Seventy percent of people living beyond 65 will need some help for the last eight years of life. Are you prepared if you fall in that category?
Liisa Ogburn
Whitley Law Firm in Raleigh donates devices to memory care facility residents to help them stay virtually connected to their families during COVID-19.
Latisha Catchatoorian, WRAL Digital Solutions
Sometimes the best advice comes from people with lived experience. In this post, two sisters provide lessons learned while caring for their mother, who lives in a memory care community.
Laurie O'Brien and Tally Gordon
Many states have understandably closed Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care communities to all visitors. Is there anything families seeking placement can do until it's possible to tour again?
With the right supports in place, one can help a parent or spouse with memory issues extend the time they live safely at home.
According to Ruhle, the Reflections Program is a partnership with Duke's Family Support Program. Health experts say a tour through the art museum can help clear the mind.
Duke University's Nasher Museum of Art tailors tours for people with dementia and their care partners.
Ken Smith, anchor/reporter, and Rick Armstrong, producer
Dr. Carol Colton, a leader of cutting edge research in the Neurology Department of Duke University Medical Center, helps answer questions about new directions in research on Alzheimer's Disease.
Alzheimer's is the most common type of dementia. It is also sometimes easy for families to confuse its symptoms with the signs of normal aging.
Different circumstances can require the need for a rapid placement in Assisted Living or Memory Care. One common hold-up can be getting a TB test. Here is what you need to know.
I have not met a family who does not torture themselves over making this decision. There is no definitive answer. The decision to do so is made often when the alternative is no longer viable or safe.
One in six women and one in ten men living past the age of 55 will develop some form of dementia and potentially need to designate a guardian who will act in their best interests when they no longer can themselves. Lawyer Leslee Sharp, who is also one of four public guardians appointed by the Wake County Clerk of Court, answers the most common questions.
Telling Mom that a certain behavior, like calling 9-1-1 when it's not an emergency, is not going to work. When someone is in the later stages of Alzheimers, one might need to be more creative.
While memory loss can be a common sign of aging, dementia and other cognitive conditions often come with a whole host of additional symptoms that are often noted in conjunction with memory issues.
Coleen Hanson Smith, freelance reporter
Come talk with representatives from area senior resources about Adult Day Care, Home Care, Pharmacy, Independent Living, Assisted Living and Continuing Care Facilities.
Approach care needs like you are solving a puzzle. "Does this solution work? No? Okay, let's try this."
Different residential care communities use different pay model to incentivize their marketing and sales staff. Be aware of dynamic pricing, revenue-based incentive packages, and other business practices that can cost you tens of thousands over two years.
There is no parachute escape when trying to care for a loved one with memory issues, but there are options. Residential memory care is out of reach financially for many and many want to keep their loved one at home anyway as long as possible. Day programs are a great option.
It's tax season and I've received a number of questions from elders on fixed incomes or the adult children taking care of them asking what they can write off. To answer these questions, I reached out to Accountant Ben Micham.
It's stimulating and healthy--both for the loved one with memory issues annd their caregiver--to change the routine
Suddenly moving a parent into Assisted Living or Memory Care after a hospitalization is stressful and emotional. As siblings divide up the workload, here are the documents commonly needed that people often don't anticipate -- which can really slow the process down.
Senior Living Advisors from national chains may advertise their services as "free." In reality, they are paid (and incentivized) by the community where they place their clients. Over time, this "free" service may cost a client thousands in unanticipated care costs.
