by Dr Liz | Aug 28, 2014 | Caregivers
One of the best caregiving techniques from Teepa Snow- how to help someone with dementia brush their teeth or feed themselves. So simple (once you know it!) and so effective. Teepa is coming to Davis and Santa Rosa in September if you would like to see her in person....
by Dr Liz | Aug 21, 2014 | Behaviors, Caregivers, Dementia, Legal Issues/Financial Abuse
Please join us in San Mateo on Thursday, September 11th for an important talk about early dementia and financial challenges. How...
by Dr Liz | Aug 13, 2014 | Caregivers
When Walking is No Longer an Option In my last post, I wrote about how important I think it is for patients to keep moving, walking, if possible. Of course, for many patients there comes a time when real mobility become impossible. Various health concerns may confine...
by Dr Liz | Jul 16, 2014 | Caregivers
In my practice, as I see patients with dementia in their homes and in assisted living communities, throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, I am often struck by the difference in patients surrounded by silence, and those surrounded by music. I would attest to the power...
by Dr Liz | Jun 30, 2014 | Dementia
Almost nothing in my practice drives me more nuts than the relaxed attitude both our society and our medical establishment have toward prescribing sleeping pills and tranquilizers to elders, especially to elders with dementia. As I travel around the San Francisco Bay...
