Dementia Resource Center eNewsletter

Dementia Dimensions

eNewsletter for At Home Caregivers

What Is Your Caregiver Intensity Score?

Are there days when caring for your loved one with dementia is more than you can manage? Do you feel alone and isolated because of your caregiving role? Have you begun using unhealthy means to cope with the stress of caregiving? You may be "in the red." Find out your Caregiver Intensity Score for free.

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Know Your Limitations

August is National Wellness Month. Taking care of yourself as the caregiver is important. Too often this is something that caregivers place as a low priority. Mark Wright, caregiver for his Mom and brother, talks about preserving balance in his own life while caring for his loved ones.

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Guide Helps Caregivers Too

St. John’s Dementia/Quality of Life Specialist Mimi DeVinney, and expert behind “Ask Mimi,” recently collaborated in the development of Raising the Bar: Practice Guide for Nursing Homes. While specifically created for nursing home professionals, there are valuable learnings for the at-home caregiver.

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Have a question? Ask Mimi

If you are caring for a person living with dementia at home, Mondays with Mimi is where you can have your questions answered. In her 20 years at St. John’s, Mimi DeVinney (our Dementia/Quality of Life Specialist) has heard dozens of questions about caring for people living with dementia. Go to the Ask Mimi page of St. John’s Online Dementia Resource Center every Monday, to see Mimi’s answers to submitted questions.

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