
How Caregivers Can Handle Holidays with Dementia Patients
Don’t Let Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia “Ruin” Your Holiday Traditions When you’re caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia, every day can be a struggle. Balancing their needs and yours while still trying to accomplish everything that needs to be done in a day can take a toll on anyone. That stress can be magnified tremendously during the holidays. This short but event-packed stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day can be a challenge for folks who don’t