Hello Care Partners,

Caring for a loved one with memory loss can be one of the most difficult tasks you will face in your life. We usually haven't been trained for this type of care and frequently find ourselves arguing and fighting about things that really shouldn't matter but they seem to escalate into situations that can soon damage our relationship.

Thankfully there are more techniques now on how to keep the peace with a loved one struggling with dementia and we will share some here today. Keep in mind that maintaining a great relationship with this person is a priority. If they lose trust in us they may never want to even be in our presence and this is a very sad place to be in.

We need to join them on the journey not as their boss or superior but as their partner in life on the same team. Can we make them feel like we ar ...