Sundowning

Sundowning: When Alzheimer’s Gets Worse at Night

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If you’re caring for someone with Alzheimer’s, you may have noticed that their symptoms seem to worsen later in the day.

Prepare Yourself for Odd Behavior

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One of the many things no one prepared me for was how Alzheimer's causes people to do some very odd things.
Kitchen fire

Making Your Elderly Parents’ Home Safer

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As our parents age, the home they’ve lived in for decades can quietly become a source of risk. The good news is that many of the most effective safety improvements are simple, affordable, and non-intrusive.
Creatine

Potential Benefits of Creatine for Alzheimer’s

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Alzheimer’s + ADHD Is No Joke

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As my Mom's Alzheimer's progressed her ADHD behavior patterns went off the charts.

Get clocks that display the day and date

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This one seems so simple and obvious but I didn't think of it until a friend of mine, Scott, said he got one for his Mom who also had dementia. 

Inconsistent Memory and Behavior Issues

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Like most people, I assumed Alzheimer's disease was mainly something that caused people to slowly lose their memory. It is so much more than that.

Food Shopping Issues

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If you haven't taken over your elderly parent's food shopping or insisted on going with them, you may want to start.

Create a Visual Pill Organizer

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There are tons of different pill organizers on the market but none of them come with a cheat sheet that reminds you of what pills are supposed to go into what time slot in the organizer.