How to Keep a Family Member with Dementia Engaged at Gatherings | Next Avenue

“In many families, Thanksgiving dinner is a collaborative effort. Someone brings the Brussels sprouts, someone cooks up cranberry compote and someone arrives with the pumpkin pies. Maybe it’s time, experts say, to assign one dinner guest to keep an eye on your family member who has Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. Otherwise, that relative may end up sitting alone, staring into the distance, as others mingle after the meal.”
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