What Your Parent's Daily Habits May Be Telling You
You drove in from Germantown for a Sunday visit, and your parent greeted you at the door with a warm smile, same as always. But later, while helping c...
Retirement brings changes, not all of them good. For many older adults across Memphis and the surrounding communities of Germantown, Collierville, and Bartlett, the shift from a structured life to an open-ended one brings an emotional challenge that'...
You drove in from Germantown for a Sunday visit, and your parent greeted you at the door with a warm smile, same as always. But later, while helping c...
You've memorized the sound of your parent's voice so well that you can hear the difference between a good day and a bad one before they say a word. La...
Your parent's last doctor visit probably covered blood pressure, cholesterol, and medications. But health is so much bigger than lab results. It inclu...
The smoke detector goes off at your mom's house in East Memphis, and a neighbor calls you at work. It turns out she put a pot on the stove, walked int...
You weren't looking for it, exactly. But now you can't unsee it. The way your parent hesitated at the top of the stairs last Thanksgiving, or how the ...
The phone rings at 2 a.m. A neighbor found your parent walking down the street in a bathrobe, confused about where they were going. Your heart pounds....
When Dr. Thomas Crook, a clinical neuropsychologist who spent decades studying memory, was asked what single change older adults could make for their ...
In caring for individuals with memory-related conditions like Alzheimer's and dementia, every detail counts. One often underappreciated component is t...
The transition to memory care—and a “new normal” for your loved one—can cause emotions to run high as your family navigates the move. However, there a...