According to the Alzheimer’s Association, six in ten people with dementia will wander. It is a common occurrence. However, the term wandering isn’t always an accurate...
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“My advice would be to get as much information about the disease as you possibly can so that you understand the things your loved one is doing and why they are doing...
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“When can I go home?”
“What is this place?”
“Why are you leaving me here?”
These are examples of some of the difficult questions that memory care residents may ask...
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“When you take care of somebody, you think no one is going to do it as well as you,” says Garry, the husband of a Marcia who is a resident at Villa at Terracina...
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Determining the appropriate time to move your loved one into a memory care community is a difficult decision. “You know it’s coming, but you don’t let yourself go...
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For the majority of our lives, we are bound by routines. We go to work, we make dinner, we wrangle the kids, etc. It’s no wonder that when we retire and stop this...
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“I love him and I don’t want to be lonely,” reflects Linda Walsh-Klein, the wife of memory care day care participant at Villa at Terracina, a memory care community in...
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“I have been with Marcia for over 30 years, being as close as any two people could be,” said Garry Wright, husband of Marcia, a resident at Villa at Terracina in...
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We all know the power of hearing a favorite song from the past. It can bring back a flood of beautiful memories and lift our spirits in an instant. The same is true —...
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“She has quality of life because I can see her smile. I can see her laugh.”
In this video, Garry reflects on the decision to transition his wife, Marcia, into Villa...
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