The Long Goodbye: A Real Guide to Loving Someone Through Dementia

Dementia touches more families than almost any other condition — and yet most of us don't know what to do until we're already in the middle of it. In this episode, Jolyn sits down with Kathy Ovenstone of Help at Home Senior Care for an honest, deeply practical conversation about caring for someone you love through cognitive decline.Kathy's work in senior care began when she was a teenager helping care for her grandmother with Alzheimer's, and decades later — after a career in healthcare operations — she now spends her days walking families through exactly the moments most of us are quietly dreading. Together, Jolyn and Kathy talk about the conversations families keep avoiding, why hiding cognitive decline costs more than acknowledging it, when it's time to take the keys away, and the surprising reframes — like "therapeutic lying" and "meeting them where they are" — that make this season more bearable for everyone.If you've ever watched a loved one start to slip, or quietly wondered whether someone you care about is showing early signs, this conversation is for you.Show Notes:Alz statshttps://www.alz.org/getmedia/ef8f48f9-ad36-48ea-87f9-b74034635c1e/alzheimers-facts-and-figures.pdfhttps://www.facebook.com/NNSESOur website: https://helpathomenv.comhttps://helpathomenv.com/how-to-know-when-its-time-to-get-help-for-your-aging-parents/Sage test: https://helpathomenv.com/sage-dementia-test/