Dementia Care at Home in Toronto: What Families Should Know
Dementia care at home in Toronto is personalized, non-medical support with daily routines, personal care, meals, companionship, safety supervision, medication...
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Dementia Care Articles (12)
How Dementia Affects Behaviour at Home: Practical Strategies for Dementia Care in Ontario
When a parent repeats the same question five times in an hour, refuses to shower, or becomes unexpectedly angry during...
What Toronto’s Seniors Need To Know About Alzheimer’s And Related Treatments
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, since 2000, heart disease-related deaths have decreased 14%, while Alzheimer’s-related deaths have increased 89%. This...
Room By Room Safety For Toronto’s Alzheimer’s Patients
When caring for Alzheimer patients at home, ensuring your senior loved one remains as self-sufficient as possible, and yet safe...
Alzheimer’s: Having The Conversation With Your Senior Loved One
It is important for Toronto families to talk to their senior loved ones about the signs of Alzheimer's. As of...
Elderly Wandering: Protecting Toronto’s Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 6 in 10 people with dementia will wander, and if not found within 24 hours,...
Pain Management in Toronto Seniors with Dementia
It is hard to see a loved one in pain. What is more difficult is to think of your loved...
Sundown Syndrome: Tips For Toronto Seniors With Dementia and Alzheimer’s
Sundowning is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, most often affecting people who have mid- and...
Caring For A Loved One With Alzheimer’s: Do Spousal Caregivers Suffer The Most Stress?
For Toronto seniors dealing with Alzheimer's, spouses are more often then not, the first person to fill the caretaker role....
Activities for Seniors with Dementia: Keeping The Memories Alive
Watching a loved one’s memory fade is not only painful, but also emotionally and physically draining. Caretakers often find themselves...