Sundowning: why late afternoon is the hard part, and what actually helps
If your father is calm at ten in the morning and agitated at five, you are not imagining it. Here is how we schedule around it.
August 21, 2026
From Finding Dora
Dementia and memory
Plain writing about caring for a parent at home in Edmonton: funding, winter, dementia, discharge day and the rest.
Making the kitchen safe without taking it away
The stove is usually the first thing families worry about. Here is how to reduce the risk while keeping your parent’s independence for as long a...
July 17, 2026
When your mother does not want a stranger in the house
Refusing help is reasonable. Most people do not want to be bathed by someone they met yesterday. The way in is through something else.
June 5, 2026
Photo albums, old music and the parts of memory that stay
Long-term memory often outlasts everything else. A shoebox of photographs and a playlist from 1962 can do more than any medication for an afternoon. ...
April 24, 2026