When a person with dementia hallucinates, they experience something very real to them that nobody else does, because they sense something that isn’t there. Real-life hallucination examples: Someone tore up the lawn. Look at what got dug up. The grass had been mown...
It can be upsetting when someone with dementia suddenly lashes out at you. If you are on the receiving end of aggressive behavior, as stressful as it might be, remember that the behavior typically is not about you, and the person with dementia is not behaving as they...
Handling Sexually Inappropriate Behavior Inappropriate sexual behavior is disturbing, but it may feel like a much greater challenge when your loved one or the one you care for with dementia acts in ways that are new or different for them. Sexual Desire in People with...
Do you have a loved one who experiences “late-day confusion?” If this individual has Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, they may be experiencing a group of symptoms known as sundown syndrome, sundowners syndrome, or sundowning, most of which occur later...
