Archive for April 2017

By Donna Brock, Care Manager, Aging Outreach Services During a recent conversation with a retired Vietnam Veteran and recipient of a Purple Heart, I was enlightened by an analogy of living with and caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease and being at war. I had never considered this idea prior to our conversation,…

Driving as it relates to someone diagnosed with dementia is a topic that has received more attention as people are living longer and the number of people diagnosed has increased. The question of safety is typically stated, “Is he or she safe driving?” The other side of that coin is, “Is everybody else on the…