Infection Prevention
How families should think about disease control when touring assisted living communities Fact checked by Derick Wilder When families begin considering assisted living for a parent or spouse, they tend to focus on the obvious: location, cost, activities, and food. What many overlook, but should not, is infection control. In congregate settings, where residents share […]
Two Brain Health Journeys, One Mission
A daughter’s fight for medical attention and cognitive justice Chicago area caregiver and patient advocate Shon Lowe is navigating two cognitive impairment journeys at once: her mother’s dementia and her own mild cognitive impairment. And she says she’s done waiting for the medical system to catch up. Lowe learned about brain health while watching her […]