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Posted inAging

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

by Thomas Goldsmith December 7, 2018December 10, 2018

By Thomas Goldsmith Success during holidays with a person with dementia depends on what people around her think of as “success.” That is, seasonal occasions are unlikely to work out well for those who insist on doing things as they’ve always been done, for good or ill, experts in the field say. Ultimately, the best […]

Posted inAging, Chronic Disease, Featured, Long Term Care, Medicare, Research News

Lewy Body Dementia Finally Merits Attention, Research

by Thomas Goldsmith November 1, 2016October 31, 2016
Bill and Joan McCormick at home in Hillsborough, 2011. Photo by Michelle Cerulli.
Posted inFeatured, Long Term Care, Medicare

Alzheimer’s On The Mind – Everybody Has Their Limits

by Correspondent August 20, 2012November 17, 2021
Bill and Joan McCormick with their newest grandchild, 2012. Photo courtesy McCormick family.
Posted inFeatured, Long Term Care, Medicare

Alzheimer’s On The Mind – Always Adjusting

by Correspondent August 16, 2012November 17, 2021
Chuck and Jeannette dancing at their daughter Lisa's wedding in 1981. Photo courtesy the Barbour family.
Posted inFeatured, Long Term Care, Medicare

Alzheimer’s On The Mind – The Honeymoon Ends

by Correspondent August 14, 2012November 17, 2021
Joan and Bill McCormick on the beach in Hawaii, in 2009, several years after Bill's Alzheimer's diagnosis. Photo courtesy the McCormick family.
Posted inFeatured, Long Term Care, Medicare

Alzheimer’s On The Mind – Memory Loss Creeps In

by Correspondent August 13, 2012November 17, 2021

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