Social interaction with my mother benefits both of us. Photo: Nancy Peckenham

How to Care for a Parent with Dementia

The time you spend with an aging parent could well extend their lives.

Nancy Peckenham
Better Humans
Published in
7 min readJun 7, 2018

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Have you noticed that your mother has started forgetting things, that she is writing notes to herself that she leaves all around her house, often reminders of simple tasks?

When I visited my 97-year-old mother at her apartment, I found scraps of paper…

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