Johns Hopkins and Utah State University researchers recently published
that a particularly close relationship with caregivers may give people
with Alzheimer’s disease a marked edge over those without one in
retaining mind and brain function over time. In fact, the beneficial

My sister lives w/Mother. She said Mom has not bathed in a month. She
always says she is going to do it but never gets there. When Sherry
suggests she do it Now, she says she will later. She has not washed
her hair. How do respect your elder and make them do something as

This is a newsgroup for caregivers of loved ones with dementia.
Right now, most of us regulars are no longer caregivers as our respective
loved ones have passed. As such, we are tending to lurk rather than post.
But we are a friendly and hopefully helpful group of people.

Was to see Mom yesterday.  She didn't say Hi to me, only asked where my DH
was (more than once).
My question (or questions) are ...She scratches herself raw & is always hot,
says she can't breathe.  Wants us to turn the furnace off (it is Dog days of

This is probably an impossible question to answer, but I have been
wondering.  Here's how it came about.
Around the first of July a man, 77 years old, living by himself, walked out
of the facility where he lived and his absence wasn't noticed for more than