The June 18, 2007 issue of Newsweek has a number of interesting articles relating to Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving.
Confronting Alzheimer’s by Barbara Kantrowitz and Karen Springen
Talk Transcript: Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s
Remembering Mom – a podcast in which New Yorker Barri Falk talks about caring for her mother who lived with Alzheimer’s disease.
A Guide for Caregivers by Joan Raymond
Hooking Grandma Up by Alexandra Gekas – about easy ways to use technology to help take care of aging relatives.
The long Goodbye – a photographic journey

Wandering and getting lost is a serious issue for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. Some ways to minimize the risk of wanderiing include:
- conceal and/or camouflage doors
- install locks and alarm systems
- put labels on doors explaining purpose of room, ie bathroom, kitchen, bedroom
- figure out when wandering is most likely to occur and distract the person with activities during this time
- reassure them that they are in the right place
But if these simple measures fail or seem too restrictive, there is a much more technical way of keeping track of the Alzheimer’s patient – the Columba bracelet. It looks …read more