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Oct 14, 2025

The Visitor's Rulebook: Reframing Care to Restore Connection

A guest’s mindset turns hard moments into calm, connection, and cooperation.

Ben Couch

Oct 07, 2025

Don't Try This at Home: Transfers from Japan!

Also in this edition: Silence and Healing for Dementia Anxiety; Ways to Support the Alzheimer's Association's Walk to End Alzheimer's

Ben Couch

Sep 30, 2025

Smell and Memory: Newness in the Back Yards of Our Lives

Smell is a funny thing: it connects us to our past like no other sense. It’s almost as though a smell can flip a switch and move us through time in an instant.

Ben Couch

The Visitor's Rulebook: Reframing Care to Restore Connection

A guest’s mindset turns hard moments into calm, connection, and cooperation.

Ben Couch

Oct 07, 2025

Don't Try This at Home: Transfers from Japan!

Also in this edition: Silence and Healing for Dementia Anxiety; Ways to Support the Alzheimer's Association's Walk to End Alzheimer's

Ben Couch

Sep 30, 2025

Smell and Memory: Newness in the Back Yards of Our Lives

Smell is a funny thing: it connects us to our past like no other sense. It’s almost as though a smell can flip a switch and move us through time in an instant.

Ben Couch

Sep 23, 2025

When Words Fade: Listening Beyond Language in Dementia

When language starts to break down for someone with dementia, all of the rules of conversation change. Here's how you can keep up.

Ben Couch

Sep 16, 2025

What to Do When There's Nothing You Can Do

My mom was hospitalized twice this weekend, once after a fall and then again with pneumonia. She was largely unresponsive for about 24 hours. I wanted to do something, help in some way, fix the situation... That’s what an expert would know how to do, right?

Ben Couch

Sep 09, 2025

When Dementia Suddenly Worsens: Check for This First

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Ben Couch

Sep 02, 2025

Labor Day Edition: Work Cues That Soothe Your Loved One

Because work has such a tremendous weight for most of us, I wonder why it’s so difficult to find information about dementia activities that leverage an interest in work.

Ben Couch

Aug 26, 2025

Never Have I Ever...Put My Loved One In a Nursing Home

What happens when a promise to never place a loved one in a nursing home conflicts with what's best for everyone involved.

Ben Couch

Aug 19, 2025

Mom's Memory Care Move: Before and After

Also in this edition: My tips for getting through a big change for someone who has dementia, especially a move to memory care.

Ben Couch

Aug 12, 2025

A Newsletter Classic! Perseverance ≠ Passive: How to stick to Caregiving without getting stuck!

I'm taking a VERY rare vacation this week, so I picked one of your favorite editions to spice up for your caregiving inspiration while I'm trying to catch up on a little R&R. Take good care of yourself and your loved ones this week!

Ben Couch

Aug 05, 2025

Biped Problems: Fixing the Transfer Weak Spot Even Most Pros Don't Know About

In this ultra-pragmatic edition of the newsletter, we'll be talking about transfers and I'll show you how to fix a balance mistake that I see all the time, even from pros who should know better. Today, we learn to harness the power of the triangle!

Ben Couch