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Most of us, living with dementia or not, get tired later in the day. And as we are all very familiar, Daylight Savings Time tends to exacerbate those feelings. In fact, Daylight Savings is so unpopular that there is even a bill called the “Sunshine Protection Act” currently sitting in The House, waiting to be passed into law.
As a caregiver, what kind of ways do you use to connect within?
By Rachael Wonderlin, Dementia By Day, Consultant to Source of Life Technologies
Falls amongst older adults are far too common, costly, and preventable. In fact, they are the #1 cause of non-fatal and fatal injuries in older adults.
In collaboration with Rachael Wonderlin, Dementia By Day
Quite often, I meet caregivers (both professional and family caregivers) who tell me that the people they know with dementia “don’t like to do anything at all.” I can count on one hand the number of people with dementia that I have met who truly do not want to do anything. Usually, the “not wanting to do anything” is brought on by a lack of options for activities.