Hope Floats: Navigating Caregiving in Dementia

SummaryIn this conversation, Rachel and Shoshawna delve into the complexities of dementia, discussing its various subtypes, including Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and Lewy body dementia. They explore the unique characteristics and progression of each subtype, emphasizing the challenges caregivers face and the importance of understanding these differences for better management and support.TakeawaysThere are four main subtypes of dementia: Alzheimer's, vascular, fron...

Welcome to Hope Floats! In this first episode, Shoshawna and Rachel introduce themselves and explain why they created the Hope Floats Podcast. As two people who have been care providers for people with dementia and who both have professional experience supporting caregivers in the dementia journey, the co-hosts share what brought them here, what the listeners can look forward to, and why they believe hope can be a part of the uncertainties of care providing in dementia. They look forward to a...

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