Care Management, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in PV News on 4/22/2021 I’m fascinated by how we learn to communicate. We start naturally by developing language skills as infants through our interaction with others. We develop comprehension long...
Care Management, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in PV News on 4/7/2021 Anxiety. Even the word starts to make me feel a little anxious. Nervousness. Sweaty palms. Uneasiness. Fear of what’s coming, often something we can’t control. Anxiety is a part...
Care Management, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in Santa Ynez Valley News on 3/25/2021 These days, almost everyone does the “social” thing. Instagram this. Twitter that. Facebook the other thing. Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Skype, Whatsapp,...
Care Management, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in PV News on 3/10/2021 I love watching little kids playing. They’re inquisitive. They haven’t yet developed the filters of political correctness. Most of all, they’re fearless. They run, jump, and...
Care Management, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in PV News on 2/10/2021 I’m just settling into an easy chair in a private room with two clients. I open with a question, “Marjorie, do you know who I am?” “No,” she replies without hesitation. “But...
Care Management, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in PV News on 2/4/2021 Each week I hold a support group meeting, founded to help local residents find direction and help with caring for their loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. I lead the...
Care Management, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Education, In Home Care, News, Senior Care
By Lauren Makahian Contributing writer. Originally published in PV News on 1/13/2021 Borrowing from a famous quote by Mark Twain, the running joke is that reports of the death of the year 2020 have been greatly exaggerated. Sadly, the joke is laced with more truth...
Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's
Are you making any new year’s resolutions? Every year thousands of us do. Make 2017 a better year for you and your loved by making self-care your priority. When we care for ourselves we are better equipped to handle the challenges that come our way and to embrace...
Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's
I get asked all the time how to deal with a loved one who is combative, asks repeatedly when am I going home, or who has begun to exhibit an ongoing behavior. It’s tough. Communicating with a loved one with Alzheimer’s can be frustrating, exhausting, and downright...
Activities, Caregiver support, Dementia and Alzheimer's, Resources
Have you ever been driving in your car and the radio begins to play an old song — somehow you not only remember all the words, it brings back great memories. KC and the Sunshine Band does it for me every time. The reason is quite simple. We are hard-wired to remember...
