6 Ways to Help Residents Reconnect with Family

6 Ways to Help Residents Reconnect with Family

It’s easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day of caring for a loved one who is living in a nursing home. The sheer number of residents and the relentlessness of the work can make it feel like you’re stuck in an endless cycle. But it’s important to take a step back and remember that your loved one is still …

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How to Work with Someone to Tell Their Story: Dealing with Dementia, Alzheimer’s, & Memory Loss

 How to work with someone to tell their story when they have dementia, Alzheimer’s or another kind of memory loss Sometimes it can be hard to have, what we consider to be, meaningful conversations with someone who is experiencing memory loss. It may even seem silly to you to help someone tell their story when they are suffering from …