Jun 26, 2020 | Caregiving
by Ken Dychtwald In What Retirees Want, we cover the wide range of location and housing options available to today’s retirees. One of their challenges is setting up living arrangements that provide for their assistance as needed. Many retirees live alone, but an...
Jun 12, 2020 | Caregiving, Caregiving Featured
Dr. Cozzette Lyons-Jones is the Chief Physician at Watts Healthcare Corporation in Los Angeles and witness to how Covid-19 is impacting her largely African American patient population. In her interview with Maria Shriver, Dr. Lyons-Jones says Covid-19 has accelerated...
Jun 12, 2020 | Caregiving, Caregiving Featured
The following is an excerpt from “Is It Alzheimer’s?: 101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Memory Loss and Dementia” by Dr. Peter V. Rabins Q62. My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease about a year ago, but he continues...
May 27, 2020 | Caregiving
In this excerpt from Anne Basting’s “Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care,” Basting reveals what she has learned from over 20 years of work in creative care and how she hopes her stories will inspire and guide us all in how to...
May 22, 2020 | Caregiving
By Maggie Downs In this excerpt from Braver Than You Think, Maggie is in the small village of Nqileni, South Africa, where she finds a sense of home — and reminders of her mom — on the other side of the world. THERE ARE MANY ACTIVITIES TO DO IN THE VILLAGE, AND I...
May 22, 2020 | Caregiving
MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Anne Basting has pioneered a radical change in how we interact with older loved ones, especially those experiencing dementia. In her new book “Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care,” Basting...
