Brookdale Blogs

Intergenerational relationships can benefit all ages, specifically seniors and children. These connections can help reduce the likelihood of isolation and depression in seniors.

Respite care is a process in which a person living with dementia comes to stay at Brookdale in one of our dementia care communities for a set amount of time while their care partner does something for themselves.

Caregiver itself is becoming a term of the past. We now frame things positively in terms of a shared life of connected people who are care partnering.

Many ethical dilemmas can arise for those providing care for people living with dementia. As the disease progresses, you may ask whether it is ever OK to deceive a person with dementia for “their own good.”