by ADRC SW WI | Mar 30, 2020 | Caregiving, Community, Dementia, Latest News
Dementia caregivers are often solo caregivers of a Person with Dementia (PWD) for ten or more years before reaching out for help from skilled nursing facilities or assisted living and memory care communities. The stress, exhaustion, and intense level of care involved...
by ADRC SW WI | Mar 30, 2020 | Caregiving, Community, Dementia, Latest News
Strategies for Caregivers during Isolation by Pam Kul-Berg, Dementia Care Specialist, ADRC of Southwest WI To combat the isolation, frustration and restlessness that comes with being “cooped up” with the corona quarantine, consider the following advice: Keep or...
by ADRC SW WI | Jul 23, 2019 | Dementia Friendly Community
In past decades people were very hesitant to utter the dreaded “C” word, cancer. We have made great strides as a society by knocking down the stigma associated with cancer. We are less afraid to talk about it, we raise money, wear t-shirts touting the battle, and we...
by ADRC SW WI | Jul 15, 2019 | Dementia Friendly Community
Are there measures I can take to prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other types of non-reversible dementias? This is a question many individuals ask. Researchers are asking this same question. There is no clear consensus on prevention strategies, but research is...
by ADRC SW WI | Jul 9, 2019 | Dementia Friendly Community
Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia experience a range of symptoms and experiences, not just the end stages of the disease that many times come to mind. There is a general progression of symptoms related to Alzheimer’s including an early,...