Make Dementia Your B*tch!

Rage and anger is hard to manage in dementia, where the rules of logic and reason no longer apply. This blog contains important techniques for caregivers. … More “Yes We Have No Bananas:” Techniques for Dealing with Dementia Rage in FTD

Financial exploitation is a real problem that impacts persons living with dementia and their families. Decisional capacity is the ability to make a decision. Decisional capacity does not mean everyone agrees with the person’s final decision; I can have the ability to make a decision, but may still make a poor one because I allowed emotions to affect my decision or failed to heed good advice. Decisional competence is a legal term. Competence is ultimately decided by a judge, who weighs opinions rendered by court-appointed or court-recognized experts. … More Decisional Capacity or Competence?

Hello, awesome readers! A reader alerted me about broken links on the Looking for Something Specific page. I was absolutely horrified to discover that nearly all of my links had been broken! WordPress assigns a new URL every time a blog is updated. So, I had to go through each topic and update the link. … More Newly Updated Index Page!