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09/23/2025

09/19/2025

Head on over to our Caregiver Resources tab to read Susan’s newest blog! Susan is a dementia consultant and has several other valuable tips she has shared for our caregivers in a effort to help them on this journey of living with and caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s/dementia💙💙
https://www.aplace2start.com/susan-tips/the-ebb-and-flow-of-dementia

09/19/2025

Caring for someone with dementia? If the person becomes agitated, try these tips to calm things down gently and positively:

• Speak softly and use a calm, reassuring tone. Avoid confrontation or anything that feels like chastisement.

• Give them space. Leaving the room for a short time can give them time to settle.

• Try distraction: Talk about something they enjoy, make their favourite drink, or even ask for their help with a small task. The offer of a cup of tea can work wonders.

• Change the setting: Move to another room, put on soothing music, or switch to a comforting TV programme.

Familiar items, such as photographs or special blankets, can also provide a lot of comfort.

09/19/2025

Dementia is an umbrella term for a set of symptoms that can occur due to over 120 causes.

Alzheimer’s disease happens to be the most common cause of dementia.

Below is a representation of 15 of those causes.

09/10/2025

09/02/2025

A new study documents the benefits of lifestyle changes that can keep the brain young.

08/21/2025

07/28/2025

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07/22/2025

07/20/2025

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On Sunday, July 13, game wardens responded to Mason Township to help locate a person with a cognitive condition who had left his house on foot and not returned home for several hours.

Game wardens had previously outfitted this individual with a Project Lifesaver bracelet, a device designed to help wardens more quickly locate missing individuals who have medical conditions that make them more prone to wandering or getting lost. Several game wardens responded to the scene, along with Bethel Rescue and an Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputy. Warden Tim Coombs utilized radio tracking equipment to locate the missing person approximately 1/4 mile away from the house in thick woods.

This technology and the Project Lifesaver program enabled game wardens to quickly locate this individual, avoiding what could have been a lengthy search and potential harm to the missing individual if he had stayed in the woods longer.

If you are interested in enrolling a loved one in the Project Lifesaver program, please call the Public Safety Dispatch Center near you:
Augusta: 1-800-452-4664
Bangor: 1-800-432-7381
Houlton: 1-800-924-2261

The application process includes a written application, meeting with local game wardens, physician approval, and a commitment from family members/loved ones.

11/20/2024