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Parkinson’s Disease Top Tips: Communicating in Spite of Speech and Voice Disorders
The AgingCare.com forum is filled with people coming together to share valuable information. We’ve compiled experienced caregivers’ best tips and suggestions for facilitating communication with a loved one who has PD.
2 CommentsRepetition & Dementia: Navigating Mum’s Question Loop
Like many other dementia patients, my mother repeatedly asks a handful of complex and emotionally charged questions. This is how I try to set her mind at ease.
1 CommentAphasia: Speech Problems Caused by Brain Injury
Some seniors may lose the ability to communicate following a stroke or due to the progression of a neurological disease. Fortunately, a variety of tools and techniques are available to facilitate communication with a loved one who has a speech disorder.
0 CommentsConversations with a Dementia Patient Can Be Frustrating
Caregiver Blog: Sometimes I get so frustrated when trying to talk with my husband with dementia that I end up ignoring him and reading a book. I don't want to hurt him, but there comes a point when I just can't take it anymore.
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Communication & Language Questions
My mother insists on returning to Greece to live on her own. She has dementia, but at times she is lucid. Any advice on how to appease her?
11 AnswersLoopyLoo Answered Apr 24, 2025How do I respond when my spouse doesn’t know me? In most ways, he seems ok. But he forgets names, relationships. We’ve been married 49 years.
2 AnswersOhwow323 Replied Apr 24, 2025My 93-year-old mom with dementia in a nursing home believes she will be marrying someone from her past. What's the best way to handle this situation?
20 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Apr 24, 2025What do I say when Mom wants to move back into her house?
6 AnswersBeatty Answered Apr 24, 2025
Communication & Language Discussions
Continued,, One Family's Way to Cure Agitation in Dementia and Deal with Wanting to Go Home and Bathing
1 CommentIsthisrealyreal Commented Apr 23, 2025One Family's Way to Cure Agitation in Dementia and Deal with Wanting to Go Home and Bathing
1 CommentIsthisrealyreal Commented Apr 23, 2025I needed a personal caregiver after an injury limiting mobility and ADL’s. How do I stop the PC services without feeling guilty?
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