I dealt first with my wife’s Alzheimer’s as a 24/7 caregiver at home, and now as a part-time caregiver and full-time advocate since her placement in the dementia wing of an assisted living...
Gender adjustments for Alzheimer’s caregivers
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Jan 10, 2014
For quite some time, I was the only male in my Alzheimer’s disease spousal support group. I quickly discovered that I could not resolve some problems for my wife, Clare, in the same way as some women...
Dementia units require full-time managers
By
Allan S. Vann, Ed.D
Nov 10, 2014
I view assisted living residents management as similar to that of a school: Supervision and evaluation of personnel and programs/operations in their departments are the most important daily responsibilities...