Dear Oakley,My grandmother, Shirley, will be moving in with us. She has dementia and has been known to wander outside the home. Are there any programs in the DC area to help people like her? Thanks for your help!Wanda … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhy Don’t ALL Nursing Homes Offer This?
May 19, 2017 by
Q. My mother has dementia, and things are starting to become too much for me and my father to handle. She used to be so easy going, and now she gets cranky, angry, depressed, and fearful at times. It is so hard to see her … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: How You Can Help Prevent Wandering and Wandering-Related Tragedies
May 19, 2017 by
Dear Angel,My grandmother, who has dementia, lives with our family. She seems disoriented a lot, and I am afraid she might wander from the house. What are some things we can put in place in our home to stop her from wandering … [Read more...]
Print This PageThe Brain’s GPS: Why Alzheimer’s Patients Wander
February 8, 2017 by
Janet, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, lives at the Juniper House Memory Care unit in Oregon. She is among her unit’s 16 residents who have exhibited the symptoms of Sundown Syndrome, where individuals with Alzheimer’s get agitated, … [Read more...]
Print This PageStraying from Loved Ones
September 18, 2015 by
Q. This past summer, I went to Burke Lake Park with a friend, Mary, who has a child with autism. While purchasing a ticket for the carousel for another child, Mary's son wandered off. After searching for a bit, and involving the … [Read more...]
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