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Communicating with a person diagnosed with dementia can be challenging and the way you communicate with them will need to change as they progress through the disease.  In the early stages of dementia, a person can usually still participate in meaningful conversation but may experience some difficulty in articulating certain words.  They also can participate in brief social interactions but may struggle in prolonged social settings.  You may find that the longer the conversat

What is dementia?  Dementia is an overarching term to describe a progressive disease that affects ones overall cognitive function,...

Having just come through the Thanksgiving holiday the song “Count your Blessings” was probably a song you heard during that time at some...

Many questions can arise when an individual is nearing the end of life.  At times, some of these questions can be faced by that person...