Memory gardens curated specifically for dementia patients can stir minds
On a sunny summer day, I meet my aunt and her caregiver at the Ed Benedict Memory Garden in Portland, Ore. It’s a 10,000 sq....
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Music, trivia make trips to the Memory Cafe come alive
Inside a YMCA in Berwyn, Ill., a group of seniors sits around a table answering trivia questions about the Fourth of July. They laugh as...
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My Alzheimer’s journey: Seeking strength from an old friend’s passing
A few weeks ago, my sister and I visited a friend from childhood who had been fighting colorectal cancer for more than five years. A...
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Domestic workers bill of rights would offer federal protections for home care workers
Carmel Foster, 53, has been a senior caregiver for five years. After her divorce, she worked as an executive assistant for a while before realizing...
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Vaudevillians bring smiles and spark memories to Alzheimer’s and dementia patients
Julie Pasqual and Ambrose Martos look nothing alike even though they call themselves the Love Twins—Darlene and Dennis Love. They’re part of a group of...
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From Stonewall to now: first ‘out’ generation of LGBT Americans face discrimination in old age
When Imani Woody’s father had a stroke in 2005, he came home from the hospital in a wheelchair. Woody, the eldest daughter, stepped in to...
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Understanding the latest trends in Alzheimer’s research
To seek help in understanding the latest trends in research, I reached out to the Alzheimer’s Association earlier this year. What follows is a partial...
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Youth caregivers administer medication and provide other medically complex care
More than 40 million Americans provide care to an elderly or chronically ill relative at home. An increasing number of these caregivers are children or...
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What employers need to know about millennial family caregivers
When Jennifer Levin’s father was diagnosed six years ago with a degenerative neurological disease, she began trying to manage his care in New York from...
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