How to get a parent with dementia to take their medication
Why the pills get skipped, what actually works at each stage, and how to find out it happened without calling to check.
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Caring for a parent with memory loss
Short, practical guides written for the daughter or son who is figuring this out while working, parenting, and living somewhere else.
Setting up phone reminders for a parent who lives alone
What to put on the phone, what to leave off, and how to set it up from your own phone so you don't have to drive over every time something changes.
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What to do after a dementia diagnosis: a first-week checklist
The ten things that matter in the first week — paperwork, safety, the phone, and who does what — and the things that can wait.
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How to know Mom is okay today without calling five times
Checking in by phone doesn't scale and doesn't tell you much. Here is a quieter system: what to watch, what to ignore, and how to share it with your siblings.
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Why a dementia clock helps, and how to make one from an old iPad
The question 'what day is it?' is about anxiety, not time. A big, calm day clock answers it before it's asked — and you probably already own the hardware.
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Sharing a parent's care with siblings without the group-chat chaos
One sibling always ends up as the hub. Here is how to split the work by job rather than by guilt, and what to share so everyone sees the same day.
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