Involving Others Archives

Singing Along With Persons Living With Dementia

Mar 16, 2024 | Celebrating, Involving Others, Other

Don Wendorf shares tips from his own experience leading singalongs with persons living with dementia.

Dementia Care Tips: Celebrating Holidays

Oct 23, 2023 | Care Tips, Celebrating, Involving Others

If you have a loved one living with Alzheimer’s or another type of dementia, your holidays will look different. That’s okay. It’s a new chapter.

Handyman – A Caregiver Story

Jan 25, 2022 | Featured Article, Involving Others, Stories

Family and friends need to get involved. Sometimes that just means being around, seeing what needs to be done, and doing what you can to ease the burden … if even only for a moment.

Why Bother Visiting? – A Caregiver Story

Dec 5, 2021 | Featured Story, Involving Others, Stories, Your Well-Being

A woman encourages her mother to keep visiting her husband living with dementia, even after he seems unable to recognize her.

7 Tips for Celebrating Holidays During the Alzheimer’s Journey

Nov 23, 2021 | Care Tips, Celebrating, Involving Others

Holiday celebrations help keep your family connected. Treasure new memories. Feel the love. Cherish each moment of joy.

Ambiguous Loss and Dementia

Oct 2, 2021 | Care Tips, Featured Resource, Involving Others, Resources, Your Well-Being

Dementia creates ambiguous loss. Your loved one is here, but not here. It’s confusing. There’s no timetable, so no sense of closure.

Not-So-Obvious Dementia Care Tips

Aug 31, 2021 | Care Tips, Featured Article, Involving Others

When caring for a loved one living with dementia, learn to look at things in a new way. It’s easy to overlook the little things, but those little things may make a big difference.