It’s hard enough for you to witness and accept Mom or Dad’s strange behaviors brought on by Alzheimer’s disease, let alone help your children understand why the loving grandparents they once knew now act differently.
Whether it means crowding around the dining room table to devour platefuls of steaming roast, mashed potatoes and grandma’s famous green bean casserole, or sitting in the living room strewn with gift boxes, bows and wrapping paper, the holiday season is a special time for many families to gather together.
The holidays can be stressful, confusing or even depressing for seniors if their mental, physical & emotional needs are not taken into account.
Download these easy-to-read guides from Home Instead Senior Care and author and communications expert Dr. Jake Harwood. These guides includes common family situations and sensitive circumstances that often pose communication problems for both older adults and their children or loved ones.
Both grandchildren and their grandparents benefit from a strong relationship. But sometimes older adults need help building that bond.