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7 Dementia Care Planning Tips for the New Year

January 1, 2026 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

1. Review & Update the Care Plan A new year is a great time to reassess the following: 2. Set…

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Navigating the Holidays with Dementia

December 1, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

Caring for Yourself and Your Loved One The holiday season often brings a mix of joy, nostalgia, and stress —…

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Dementia and Wandering

October 29, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

Understanding, Preventing, and Responding to Wandering Risks Supporting individuals living with dementia presents with many challenges, and one of the…

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The Ebb and Flow of Dementia: Why Good Days Don’t Erase the Need for Support

September 10, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

Dementia rarely follows a straight path. Families often describe it as coming in waves—some days their loved one seems engaged,…

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How Does Dementia Affect Vision?

June 26, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

Vision is complex and requires various parts of the brain to process and understand what our eyes see. A basic…

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Activities: Focusing on what is left, not what is lost.

May 10, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

As dementia progresses, you may notice less interest in activities and more time sitting. This is often due to the…

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Bathing and Hygiene Concerns

May 8, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

“Why won’t my mom take a shower or change her clothes.” People with dementia are often resistant to bathing. They…

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Anosognosia

April 2, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

Is it Denial? Care partners often report frustration with what they believe is denial when the individual they are caring…

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Is it Alzheimer’s or is it Dementia?

March 22, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

Brain changes and the medical terminology used to describe them can be confusing. Dementia is an umbrella term used to…

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Temporal Concepts

March 15, 2025 Susan Raychard, MOTR/L, CDP

What day is it? What time is it? What season is it? How does the brain understand time and why…

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