Alzheimer’s & Dementia Awareness
Working for a nonprofit that was designed specifically to provide support to caregivers for dementia patients through group activities has been, to say the least, an overwhelming challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. One year after scurrying to adapt existing programs to online and having to come up with new ways to help families living with … Read more
Like many, David Coker, owner of Comfort Keepers, experienced a year full of challenges and changes in 2020. He owns franchise offices for this nonmedical in-home care company in Florence, Sumter, Columbia, Mount Pleasant and Summerville. Coker and his staff adapted quickly to the COVID-19 way of life, however, and were able to provide not … Read more
Now more than ever, employers have realized the importance of communicating with their employees. Managers have found themselves socially and professionally distanced from their staff, be it from working at home or adjusting work schedules so that employees’ shifts are staggered throughout the day. Whatever the case, communication has become a victim of circumstance. For … Read more
COVID-19 has added stress to the already difficult task of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. “It has been devastating for a lot of families,” said Sara Perry, executive director of Respite Care Charleston, a nonprofit organization that provides support to caregivers and those living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. People … Read more
How do nonprofits continue to serve their constituents when they are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19? One thing the Alzheimer’s Association knows is that you certainly don’t quit. You go virtual. “One day we will be able to serve our clients in person again, but, until then, we will serve them online in a … Read more
Imagine you are recently post-surgery and are in need of a physical therapist to help you continue on the road to recovery. In the past, the expected course of care would involve a series of trips to the physical therapist’s location – after all, physical therapy is inherently a physical encounter. The therapist or staff … Read more