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March 11, 2020
When I first started working with dementia more than a decade ago, I didn't know much about dementia. Prior to this point, I had a lot of experience working with…
February 26, 2020
Dementia is one of the most important, but often overlooked, health care issues related to older African Americans. In fact, research shows that African Americans are two to…
February 12, 2020
Depression is NOT a normal part of aging, but depression IS the most prevalent mental health condition among older adults. Unfortunately, depression in late life often goes undetected and untreated…
February 5, 2020
Today, I want to talk about how to challenge our stereotypes about older adults. Ageism is Bias and discrimination based on age and it affects older adults more than any…
January 29, 2020
What is Ageism? Ageism is bias and discrimination based on age and it affects older adults more than any other age group. To start, I want to give you a few…
January 17, 2020
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions I get about delirium What is delirium? Delirium is an acute medical problem often resulting in changes in cognitive function and…
January 15, 2020
In this episode of the Caring for Aging Parents Show, I interview Lauren Dykovitz, author of Learning to Weather the Storm: A Story of Life, Love, and Alzheimer's about: Her journey as a…
January 7, 2020
Do you know if the medications your older loved ones are taking are actually harming them? You might have a guess, but how do you actually know?! Thankfully there is…
December 18, 2019
Caring for an aging parent who has been hospitalized on a psychiatric inpatient unit is incredibly challenging. Older adults who end up needing psychiatric inpatient care may have…
December 11, 2019
One of the most common questions y'all send to me and that I'm also asked frequently in my own practice with families are questions surrounding hallucinations, delusions, and psychosis.…
December 4, 2019
One of the most complicated situations families that I work with are faced with has to do with older adults with dementia developing a delirium. Is the dementia…
November 27, 2019
In this second interview with MJ Grant, MJ shares the most intimate details of an end of life conversation she had with her dad, Manley "Mannie" Grant. In…
