12 Expert Strategies to Manage Dementia Communications
There is a difference between talking at someone and talking with someone. Communicating with people who have dementia can be especially challenging because the…
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How to Talk to Your Aging Parents About Sensitive Topics
Many of us have an aging parent who, physically or cognitively, has reached the point where changes need to be made concerning his or…
Finding the Right Words: Communicating With a Hospice Patient
According to Chaplain Dorothy Gannon with Bethesda Hospice Care, your presence is the most important thing you can share with a hospice patient. “What…
Technology Helps Seniors Stay in Touch with Loved Ones
Staying in touch with loved ones and friends used to be a serious problem for seniors. Thanks to advances in technology, however, it’s easy these…
Communicating Your Needs to the Assisted Living Staff
If you live in an assisted living community, you will be interacting with staff every day, so it’s important that you learn how to…