The Alzheimer's Caregiver Podcast

It can be difficult when your loved one with Alzheimer's disease lives far away.  There are many things that you can still do from a distance to help support family members and primary caregivers. This episode will discuss some things you should and shouldn't do as a distance caregiver.

As Alzheimer's disease progresses, your loved one's ability to process information will change. This episode will focus on how the change will affect their behaviors.

You may have experienced times when your loved one asked you a question and then reacted terribly to your answer. They either got angry or very upset. This episode explains the concept of therapeutic fibbing and gives you examples of how to use it.

Short-term memory loss is the one area of cognitive loss that most people are aware of. This episode will focus on an area that is less common and, most likely, one that caregivers don't think about as often. We will explore sequencing and how it can affect your loved one in many ways.

Going out with your loved one can have a positive or negative outcome. But with some awareness and planning, you can make going out a better experience. This episode explores ways to help make outings easier and more successful.

Summertime can be an enjoyable time of the year. However, summer heat can pose serious health concerns for a person with Alzheimer's if not careful. This episode will discuss the concerns of summer heat and provide suggestions to make the summer safer for you and your loved one.

Communicating with and engaging a loved one in specific activities that stimulate and support them can be a challenge for family caregivers.  This episode will examine the concept of cognitive training and how it can benefit someone with Alzheimer's and other dementias.

It's important to keep your loved one engaged and stimulated to help provide meaningful opportunities for both of you. This episode will discuss ideas and modifications you will need to make to keep your loved one engaged.

This episode will focus on ways you can make modifications to help your loved one maintain their independence by continuing to perform activities of daily living and other tasks around the house.

This episode will examine some of the issues that arise with family and friends and provide tips to make these relationships and interactions more enjoyable for you and your loved one with Alzheimer's.

This episode will help you understand some of the common changes you may see in your loved one with Alzheimer's and how their preferences for things will change and often surprise you.

As Alzheimer's progresses, your loved one will not have the ability to live on their own and manage their own affairs. This episode will discuss the dilemma of balancing your loved one's independence with safety.

As a new caregiver, learning how to communicate with your loved one is extremely important. You will need to change how you communicate with a person with Alzheimer's. This episode will provide you with important communication tips to help you in the early stages of your caregiving journey.

As a caregiver, there are often times when your loved one says or does something that takes you by surprise, and none of your usual approaches or techniques help. This episode explores creative approaches to help you when situations become challenging or upsetting.

As Alzheimer's progresses, getting your loved one to engage in activities during the day becomes more and more challenging. This episode will discuss ways to get your loved one involved in activities and how to present them in a way that works.

As Alzheimer's progresses, your loved one may experience hallucinations, delusions, or paranoia. This episode will focus specifically on understanding paranoia, provide tips to reduce it, and offer guidance on how to respond to your loved one when they are paranoid.  

You have probably heard the phrase "choose your battles" at some point. This is often good advice, and it is especially important when you are caring for someone with Alzheimer's. This episode explores common situations that may occur and how caregivers can pick their battles and reevaluate confrontations.

As Alzheimer's disease progresses, it can affect how well your loved one eats and what they like to eat. This episode explores some of the changes your loved one may experience regarding food and provides tips to help improve meal time and nutrition.

There are many things caregivers have to adjust to as their loved one progresses with Alzheimer's. One of the hardest things for caregivers to understand and deal with is when their loved one says something that is hurtful or untrue.

As Alzheimer's progresses, your loved one will lose things and forget where they put them. This episode will discuss the problem of forgetting and offer suggestions to help you deal with it, making it easier for you.

Caregiving is a challenging role, and it is not uncommon for caregivers to be hard on themselves, which can add to their stress.  This episode discusses how caregivers can cope with the stress of caregiving and ways to cut themselves some slack.

It is often hard to know what to do to make the day better for your loved one with Alzheimer's. There are several cognitive areas affected by Alzheimer's, most notably short-term memory loss. This episode is part two of a discussion on the various changes that will improve your loved one's day.

As Alzheimer's disease progresses, there will be things that are harder for your loved one to do, to process, and to understand. This episode is part one of a discussion on the various changes that will help make your loved one's day better.

This episode will feature answers to common questions from caregivers that are asked during caregiver support group meetings.

As Alzheimer's progresses, some individuals no longer recognize common home decor items in their home. This episode will discuss how artwork and home decor can affect a person with Alzheimer's and provide tips for modifying your home.