How to Manage Dementia Sundowning Safely

Late afternoon can change the feel of an entire household. A loved one who was settled at lunch may become anxious, confused, restless, or determined to leave by evening. Learning how to manage dementia sundowning helps families respond with less fear, more...

How Adult Day Programs Work for Families

A loved one can appear safe at home until the hours alone become too long. Missed meals, repeated questions, wandering, loneliness, and increasing confusion can turn an ordinary workday into a source of constant worry. Understanding how adult day programs work can...

A Guide to Dementia Safety Planning at Home

A fall in the bathroom, a stove left on, a loved one who walks out the front door and cannot find the way back – these are often the moments that make families realize dementia has changed the meaning of “safe at home.” This guide to dementia safety planning can...

Nursing Homes: When They Are the Right Choice

A hospital discharge planner may say, “Your mother needs more care,” but that sentence still leaves families with a difficult question: more care where? Nursing homes can be the right answer for a person with substantial medical needs, but they are not the only answer...

When Nurse Supervised Senior Living Is Needed

A medication error, an overnight fall, or a parent who no longer recognizes the way home can change a family’s care needs quickly. Nurse supervised senior living gives families a stronger level of day-to-day oversight when ordinary assisted living no longer feels...

A Note from a Family Member

Dear Wonderful Dodge Park Rest Home Team: Thank you so much for the generous gift in Kevin’s memory of a tree for Israel. It is so thoughtful and fitting for  his environmental activism. We are appreciative of all the care he received during his stay...

Social Adult Day Care Guide for Dementia Families

A loved one may still recognize familiar faces, enjoy conversation, and want to remain part of the daily rhythm of life – yet no longer be safe or successful spending long weekdays alone. For many families, that is the moment a social adult day care guide...

Touching Note from a Family Member

Micha, Ben, Renee, Carrie, Donna, Becky, Diana and the entire Oasis Team, I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for the exceptional, loving care you provided to my parents, over the past two and a half years. Even though both of them suffered from dementia,...

Safe Care for Alzheimer’s in Worcester, MA

A locked door alone does not make dementia care safe. A loved one may need help finding the bathroom at night, recognizing hunger or thirst, taking medication correctly, managing pain, or recovering after a fall. When families search for “safe care alzheimers...