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A support group participant for people caring for loved ones with memory loss and dementia
Posted inAging

With dementia at flood tide in NC, person-to-person support groups address problems

by Thomas Goldsmith February 26, 2020February 27, 2020

By Thomas Goldsmith Stan Eskridge learned about sundown syndrome not long ago when his wife of 54 years showed shocking anger toward him near the end of the day. Eskridge recalled his experiences last week as part of his check-in among a room of people in a Chapel Hill support group for dementia caregivers. Group […]

shows brightly colored brain scans of patients with dementia and one without dementia
Posted inAging

Poor financial skills, exploitation tied to dementia

by Thomas Goldsmith July 17, 2019July 16, 2019
shows the back of a wheelchair, with an old and wizened hand on the arm of the chair
Posted inAging

Got someone in your family who’s a caregiver? Give them a real gift this holiday.

by Yen Duong December 26, 2018December 29, 2018
walker next to a christmas tree
Posted inAging

Foresight, Empathy, Adaptability: A Recipe for Happy Holidays for People with Dementia

by Thomas Goldsmith December 7, 2018December 10, 2018
A standing man with a clip-on microphone rests his hand on the shoulder of a smiling woman sitting at a table set with dinnerware inside a country club.
Posted inAging

National Expert: Caregivers Need to Care for Themselves Too

by Yen Duong November 8, 2018November 7, 2018
man firing a rifle
Posted inMental Health

Access to Guns Debated for People with Dementia in North Carolina

by Thomas Goldsmith June 27, 2018March 27, 2019

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