Tips for Celebrating Christmas while Dealing With Dementia

Once dementia is part of the family, it will be part of the holidays. The person with dementia will have good days and bad days and will change as the disease progresses. One thing we can count on, though, is that a loved one with dementia will need special consideration. How does a caregiver realistically cope with the holidays?
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Source: Minding Our Elders - December 6, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs