{"id":33,"date":"2017-01-26T21:17:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T21:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2023-07-02T07:17:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T11:17:07","slug":"maggie-sullivan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/voicesviews\/blog\/maggie-sullivan\/","title":{"rendered":"Maggie Sullivan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-240\" src=\"http:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-140x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"240\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-140x150.jpg 140w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-280x300.jpg 280w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-100x107.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-150x161.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-200x214.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-300x321.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-450x482.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-600x642.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie-108x116.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/maggie.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px\" \/>Maggie Sullivan has come to know Alzheimer&#8217;s intimately. She was caregiver and advocate during the eight years her mother lived with the disease. For the past 30 years, she has facilitated caregiver support groups for the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association, learning from the experience of more than 300 members of those groups. The opinions she expresses here are her own. Maggie is also a writer whose essays and articles have appeared in the <em>New York Times <\/em>and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/reflect-then-respond\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-300x158.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-300x158.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-1024x540.png 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-150x79.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-768x405.png 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-100x53.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-200x106.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-450x238.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-600x317.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-900x475.png 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1-108x57.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Picture2-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/reflect-then-respond\/\">Reflect, Then Respond\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 2, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s what Julie told one of my caregiver support groups the first time she attended:<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/07\/reflect-then-respond\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reflect, Then Respond\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/diagnosing-dementia-with-lewy-bodies-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease-300x262.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease-300x262.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease-150x131.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease-100x87.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease-200x175.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease-450x393.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease-600x525.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease-108x94.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy_body_in_the_substantia_nigra_from_a_person_with_Parkinsons_disease.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/diagnosing-dementia-with-lewy-bodies-2\/\">Diagnosing Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Part 2)<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 30, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is a degenerating brain disease that causes dementia and symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s disease. <\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/diagnosing-dementia-with-lewy-bodies-2\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Diagnosing Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Part 2)<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/diagnosing-dementia-with-lewy-bodies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy-Body-Dementia-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy-Body-Dementia-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy-Body-Dementia-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy-Body-Dementia-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy-Body-Dementia-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy-Body-Dementia-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy-Body-Dementia-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Lewy-Body-Dementia-1.jpg 525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/diagnosing-dementia-with-lewy-bodies\/\">Diagnosing Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Part 1)<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 23, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some years ago, my friend Molly Grant, was concerned about her husband, Todd, so she asked his sister, Peggy, if she\u2019d noticed any change in him.&nbsp;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/01\/diagnosing-dementia-with-lewy-bodies\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Diagnosing Dementia with Lewy Bodies (Part 1)<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/08\/what-do-you-say-to-someone-with-dementia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-1024x684.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-768x513.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-200x134.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-600x401.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-900x601.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/alzheimers-dementia-blog_1200x801.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/08\/what-do-you-say-to-someone-with-dementia\/\">What Do You Say to Someone with Dementia?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 6, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I got a call from my neighbor Marion. \u201cI need to talk to you. My friend Jean was just diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s. I want to visit her, but I don\u2019t know what to say to her. What do you say<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/08\/what-do-you-say-to-someone-with-dementia\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What Do You Say to Someone with Dementia?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/03\/at-the-heart-of-good-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Home_Health_Worker_and_Senior_Woman-1.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/03\/at-the-heart-of-good-care\/\">At the Heart of Good Care<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 12, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This is the last in a series of five blogs about nursing home care. My old friend Billy called me recently to ask: \u201cWhat the hell is \u2018person-centered care\u2019 supposed to mean? I toured three nursing homes and each of<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/03\/at-the-heart-of-good-care\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">At the Heart of Good Care<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/12\/choosing-a-home-that-cares\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-100x56.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-200x113.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-450x253.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-900x506.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1-108x61.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NurseofColor_HomeCare_GivingMedicine_GettyImages-1345987998_1440X810-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/12\/choosing-a-home-that-cares\/\">Choosing a Home That Cares\u00a0<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 12, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ted, now 73, was diagnosed with Alzheimer\u2019s two years ago. His wife, Andrea, attends a caregiver support group I lead.&nbsp; Recently she told the group, \u201cI know it\u2019s early and my husband is far from needing a nursing home now,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/12\/choosing-a-home-that-cares\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Choosing a Home That Cares\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/09\/transforming-nursing-homes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-100x100.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-200x200.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-450x450.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-600x600.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-900x900.png 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1-108x108.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nursing-home-resident-1050x1050-1.png 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/09\/transforming-nursing-homes\/\">Transforming Nursing Homes<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 7, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cThe poor aides are being forced to care for 14 people each! They\u2019re exhausted and the residents aren\u2019t getting the care that they need. It\u2019s hell for all,\u201d a weeping husband in my caregivers support group told us after visiting<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/09\/transforming-nursing-homes\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Transforming Nursing Homes<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/05\/when-the-balance-tips\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/360_F_150144988_OuNspsoswx2vrdMvxhLxzLPWkDkkbANq-300x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/360_F_150144988_OuNspsoswx2vrdMvxhLxzLPWkDkkbANq-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/360_F_150144988_OuNspsoswx2vrdMvxhLxzLPWkDkkbANq-150x120.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/360_F_150144988_OuNspsoswx2vrdMvxhLxzLPWkDkkbANq-100x80.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/360_F_150144988_OuNspsoswx2vrdMvxhLxzLPWkDkkbANq-200x160.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/360_F_150144988_OuNspsoswx2vrdMvxhLxzLPWkDkkbANq-108x86.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/360_F_150144988_OuNspsoswx2vrdMvxhLxzLPWkDkkbANq.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/05\/when-the-balance-tips\/\">When the Balance Tips<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 3, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Thud! Lydia had fallen again. Every time Sylvia left the room, her sister got up to follow her. If Sylvia went to fix dinner, Lydia, who has Alzheimer\u2019s disease and vertigo, would try to tag along but forget to use<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/05\/when-the-balance-tips\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When the Balance Tips<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/01\/why-are-nursing-homes-so-depressing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/GettyImages-938467396-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/01\/why-are-nursing-homes-so-depressing\/\">Why Are Nursing Homes So Depressing?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 17, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Parents beg their children, and spouses entreat each other, \u201cPromise you\u2019ll never put me in a nursing home!\u201d It\u2019s a promise hard to refuse and harder to keep.&nbsp; Newcomers to the Alzheimer\u2019s caregiver support groups I lead often will make<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/01\/why-are-nursing-homes-so-depressing\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why Are Nursing Homes So Depressing?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/demystifying-bathing-finding-a-better-way\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-275x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-275x300.jpg 275w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-939x1024.jpg 939w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-138x150.jpg 138w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-768x838.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-1408x1536.jpg 1408w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-1877x2048.jpg 1877w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-100x109.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-150x164.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-200x218.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-300x327.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-450x491.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-600x655.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-900x982.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/shutterstock_1989572174-108x118.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/demystifying-bathing-finding-a-better-way\/\">Bathing Demystified: Finding a Better Way<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 2, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This is the third of three blogs about dementia and bathing. You\u2019ll find part 1 here, and part 2 here. People with dementia may not be able to tell you why they don\u2019t want to bathe. But the more you<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/demystifying-bathing-finding-a-better-way\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bathing Demystified: Finding a Better Way<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/05\/bathing-demystified-whats-going-on\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-150x225.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-300x450.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-450x675.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-600x900.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1-108x162.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/325725_2200-800x1200-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/05\/bathing-demystified-whats-going-on\/\">Bathing Demystified: What\u2019s Going On?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">May 4, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This is the second of three blogs about dementia and bathing. You\u2019ll find part 1&nbsp;here&nbsp;and part 3&nbsp;here. Resistance to bathing is common in people with dementia. But it often blindsides the family caregiver because it seems out of character for<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/05\/bathing-demystified-whats-going-on\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bathing Demystified: What\u2019s Going On?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/04\/bathing-demystified-the-person-comes-first\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-300x252.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-300x252.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-1024x859.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-150x126.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-768x644.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-1536x1288.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-2048x1718.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-100x84.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-200x168.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-450x377.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-600x503.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-900x755.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/shutterstock_1891038265-108x91.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/04\/bathing-demystified-the-person-comes-first\/\">Bathing Demystified: The Person Comes First<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 6, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This is the first of three blogs about dementia and bathing. You\u2019ll find part 2&nbsp;here, and part 3&nbsp;here. I didn\u2019t know enough. I knew that people with Alzheimer\u2019s and other dementias are sensitive to temperature, so I heated the bathroom<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/04\/bathing-demystified-the-person-comes-first\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Bathing Demystified: The Person Comes First<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/10\/dont-turn-your-back\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-300x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-150x98.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-768x504.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-100x66.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-200x131.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-450x295.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-600x393.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness-108x71.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/senior-loneliness.jpg 845w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/10\/dont-turn-your-back\/\">Don\u2019t Turn Your Back<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 22, 2021<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As recently as 1982, the late Robert Terry, MD, a groundbreaking neuropathologist working specifically on Alzheimer\u2019s disease, was quoted in the Washington Post, saying:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; All diseases are depersonalizing to some extent. But you\u2019re still human\u2026But a person with a serious<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/10\/dont-turn-your-back\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Don\u2019t Turn Your Back<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/06\/the-father-dementia-from-the-inside\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-212x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-212x300.jpg 212w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-724x1024.jpg 724w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-106x150.jpg 106w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-768x1087.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-100x142.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-150x212.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-200x283.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-300x425.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-450x637.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-600x849.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large-108x153.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The_Father-273045718-large.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/06\/the-father-dementia-from-the-inside\/\">The Father: \u00a0Dementia from the Inside<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 17, 2021<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Father has received much attention and won two (in my opinion well-deserved) Academy Awards. It engages viewers as no other movie about dementia has because they experience the effects of the disease the way the person living with it<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/06\/the-father-dementia-from-the-inside\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Father: \u00a0Dementia from the Inside<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/03\/guilt-the-dark-shadow-of-responsibility\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"278\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-278x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-278x300.jpg 278w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-948x1024.jpg 948w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-139x150.jpg 139w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-768x829.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-100x108.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-150x162.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-200x216.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-300x324.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-450x486.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-600x648.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-900x972.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771-108x117.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sad-woman-with-her-head-down-black-and-white-vector-27565771.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/03\/guilt-the-dark-shadow-of-responsibility\/\">Guilt: The Dark Shadow of Responsibility<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 10, 2021<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A couple of years ago, at a meeting of an Alzheimer\u2019s caregivers\u2019 support group I lead, one topic dominated. Doris, who is caring for her mother, began:&nbsp; \u201cMy mother trails me around the house all day long! So, every afternoon<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/03\/guilt-the-dark-shadow-of-responsibility\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Guilt: The Dark Shadow of Responsibility<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/11\/how-testing-sells-people-with-dementia-short\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-450x450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-600x600.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-900x900.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/joy-for-all-companion-pets-1562782726.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/11\/how-testing-sells-people-with-dementia-short\/\">How Testing Sells People with Dementia Short<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 17, 2020<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Jane and Henry went to the memory center for a diagnostic workup because Jane had been having increasing problems with her memory. She underwent a battery of neuropsychological tests, and a week later they returned to meet with the diagnostic<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/11\/how-testing-sells-people-with-dementia-short\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How Testing Sells People with Dementia Short<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/09\/pursuing-the-diagnosis-no-one-wants-to-hear\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-284x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-284x300.jpg 284w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-970x1024.jpg 970w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-142x150.jpg 142w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-768x811.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-100x106.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-150x158.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-200x211.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-300x317.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-450x475.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-600x634.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-900x950.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia-108x114.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/99990-clockdrawingtestdementia.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/09\/pursuing-the-diagnosis-no-one-wants-to-hear\/\">Pursuing the Diagnosis No One Wants to Hear<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 3, 2020<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Frank told his caregivers\u2019 support group, \u201cI finally got my wife, Millie, to agree to see the doctor about her forgetfulness. He gave her a quiz to test her memory. Millie didn\u2019t do so well, but the doctor said, \u2018It\u2019s<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/09\/pursuing-the-diagnosis-no-one-wants-to-hear\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pursuing the Diagnosis No One Wants to Hear<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/06\/a-patch-of-clear-sky\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/lonely-cloud-in-clear-blue-sky-craig-lapsley.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/06\/a-patch-of-clear-sky\/\">A Patch of Clear Sky<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 4, 2020<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In May 1993 my mother was in the last stage of Alzheimer\u2019s disease. She needed to be fed by hand, so I timed my visits to the nursing home where she then lived so that I could feed her lunch.<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/06\/a-patch-of-clear-sky\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Patch of Clear Sky<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/04\/do-people-with-dementia-lose-the-right-to-die\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1-300x179.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1-300x179.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1-150x89.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1-100x60.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1-200x119.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1-450x268.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1-600x358.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1-108x64.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/istockphoto-843448684-612x612-1.jpg 612w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/04\/do-people-with-dementia-lose-the-right-to-die\/\">Do People with Dementia Lose the Right to Die?<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 15, 2020<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cIf I\u2019m not me, I don\u2019t want to be.\u201d That\u2019s the motto of a healthy man in his 80s who was interviewed some years ago by the New York Times. I\u2019ll refer to him as Robert.&nbsp; Like many people, Robert<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/04\/do-people-with-dementia-lose-the-right-to-die\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Do People with Dementia Lose the Right to Die?<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/01\/when-giving-in-is-the-best-gift\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17-300x213.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17-150x106.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17-100x71.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17-200x142.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17-450x319.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17-600x425.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17-108x77.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aid1243973-v4-728px-Stop-Arguing-With-Your-Boyfriend-Step-17.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/01\/when-giving-in-is-the-best-gift\/\">When Giving In Is the Best Gift<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 22, 2020<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Maggie Sullivan<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Bill told his Alzheimer\u2019s caregivers support group, \u201cMy wife asked, \u2018When are we going to see the grandchildren? We haven\u2019t seen them in months!\u2019 When I told her they were just here yesterday, she got mad at me. \u2018They were<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2020\/01\/when-giving-in-is-the-best-gift\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">When Giving In Is the Best Gift<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><\/ul><nav class=\"display-posts-pagination\" role=\"navigation\"><h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Navigation<\/h2><div class=\"nav-links\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/?dps_paged=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/?dps_paged=2\">Next<\/a><\/div><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maggie Sullivan has come to know Alzheimer&#8217;s intimately. 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