by Dr Liz | Jan 23, 2015 | Behaviors
Adult children often contact us here at ElderConsult and complain, “I just can’t get my Mom/Dad/Grandparent/Uncle/Aunt to see that their mental facility is really a problem.” It’s so, so important for those us who care for people with dementia to remember this: Their...
by Dr Liz | Dec 12, 2014 | Caregivers
By that headline, I don’t mean, “Be ready for the dementia to progress.” Nor do I mean, “Wait until ‘Disease X’ gets worse.” I mean, “Be ready for disasters: earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, floods, heatwaves, blizzards, wildfires.” As most of us realize, we are...
by Dr Liz | Nov 25, 2014 | Behaviors, Caregivers, Dementia
As I do geriatric house calls around the Bay Area, adult children and other relatives of my patients often say, “He’s just not the way he used to be. Why can’t he be the way he used to be?” Children and other family members often struggle to accept that an elder has...
by Dr Liz | Nov 20, 2014 | Behaviors, Caregivers, Dementia, Health, Legal Issues/Financial Abuse
Recently, I saw an elderly old man who seemed to have Parkinson’s disease, and perhaps Lewy body dementia (see footnote). His family was having a terrible time coping with his behavior. Then, I noticed that he was taking two medications, Reglan (metoclopramide) and...
by Dr Liz | Nov 5, 2014 | Caregivers
Elders sometimes tell me that they feel younger on the inside than they do on the outside. I get that. I think most of us form a mental picture of ourselves somewhere between 25 and 35. Our mental image doesn’t change, even as our bodies keep getting older and older....
