Understanding End of Life and Hospice

Send us Fan MailWhether your loved one living with dementia is nearing the end of the journey or you have not thought about what dying with dementia is like, listen to this episode to learn what happens to the brain and body during the last stages of dementia, what hospice is, the benefits of hospice, the misconceptions and when it is time to consider hospice.  This is going to be hard but Amy will do her best to prepare you so that you can focus on your loved one. www.think-dementia.com www.tembo.health www.alz.org www.teepasnow.comhttps://www.alzinfo.org/understand-alzheimers/clinical-stages-of-alzheimers/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00455-019-10072-3www.lbda.orghttps://www.thesun.ie/news/4719522/husband-shares-heartbreaking-pics-revealing-how-dementia-has-left-wife-unable-to-walk-talk-or-eat-at-just-56/ www.compassionandchoices.org www.memorymoves.comhttps://www.neurology.columbia.edu/news/understanding-how-dementia-causes-death-0Rocketball is an engaging table game for all ages.  This game can be a way to bring the family together and let the person living with dementia really shine, providing cognitive stimulation, value, coordination and hand strengthening.  Use the code THINK10 at www.rocketball.fun for 10% of your order for your home, community center or Memory Care and support the Think Dementia podcast.Support the show