Discharge Isn’t a Plan: Transitions in Dementia Care

Laura Wilkerson

Published on: 13/03/2026

Discharge instructions are not a care plan. When a person living with dementia is discharged from the hospital, families often feel relief. The hospital stay is over. They’re going home. The crisis must be resolved. But hospital discharge in dementia care does not mean stability. It means the hospital portion of treatment is complete. And that misunderstanding is where many families begin to feel lost.

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The Other Diagnoses: How Chronic Illness Changes Dementia Care

Laura Wilkerson

Published on: 06/03/2026

Sometimes what looks like worsening dementia isn’t the dementia. It’s something else layered on top of it. When a behavior shifts. When agitation increases. When confusion deepens. When fatigue suddenly worsens. The immediate assumption is progression. And sometimes, that assumption is accurate. But not always.

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Stability Before Solutions in Dementia Care

Laura Wilkerson

Published on: 27/02/2026

Many caregivers are doing everything they can to keep things together. They’re fixing problems as they arise. Managing changes. Responding to urgency after urgency. And when exhaustion sets in, they’re often told they just need better self-care. But caregiving doesn’t fall apart because caregivers aren’t trying hard enough. It falls apart when stability was never built in.

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Grieving What’s Still Here in Dementia Care

Laura Wilkerson

Published on: 20/02/2026

One of the hardest parts of dementia caregiving is grieving someone who is still alive. There’s no ceremony for this kind of grief. No clear beginning. No moment where others recognize what’s being lost. And because it doesn’t look like grief from the outside, caregivers often wonder if they’re even allowed to call it that. But the pain is real — and it deserves to be named.

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