The decision to place my mom in a memory care facility was one of the hardest caregiver decisions I’ve ever had to make. To this day I still feel so guilty and deceitful about it. How do you know it’s time to put a parent in memory care? For me, it was a culmination of […]
Role Reversal with Your Dementia Patient – She’s Not Mom Anymore
When you’re a caregiver for your loved one with dementia your role in the family dynamics often times reverses. Here’s a personal look at how I felt my mom wasn’t Mom anymore. My mom’s birth name was Barbara Jean. However, she went by many other names. My dad called her Bob. My cousins called her […]
What Day is It? – Dementia & the Perception of Time
It was several years into Mom’s dementia journey when her difficulty with time perception really became evident. I’m sharing what I noticed about Mom and suggestions for you to try with your loved one. Dementia and Time Confusion Do dementia patients have trouble with time perception? Yes. Why? That’s beyond the scope of this post […]