When you watch your first episode of HBO’s “Getting On”—about life in an extended care facility—the thing you will need to remind yourself is that it is a television series, not a documentary. The scenes are intentionally shot and edited to give a kind of gritty, real-time feel to them. What will happen thereafter, though, […]
When my father-in-law began showing the first signs of dementia and was no longer able to live independently, the most important thing we did was talk to others—family, social workers, co-workers, and friends at church. The consensus was that we needed a homecare worker, a skilled person who would be with Dad when we couldn’t. […]
You can’t remember where you put your car keys or glasses. Something’s on the tip of your tongue and you can’t seem to get it out. You walk into a room and can’t remember why you went in there. We all have mental slip ups from time to time. Aging can have an impact on […]