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In this second episode on expectations, we will examine expectations of family, friends, and medical professionals.

This episode discusses some of the more common expectations caregivers have that often lead to increased stress or disappointment when they aren't met. This is the first episode in the series on expectations.

As Alzheimer's progresses, your loved one may face serious challenges using phones and computers. This episode discusses some safety issues and provides steps you can take to keep your loved one safe while using technology.

Many episodes of this podcast focus on how to interact with your loved one to communicate and keep them safe. This episode focuses on what you should be aware of to help keep you safe and put things in place in case of an emergency.

When caring for someone with alzheimer's, there are situations, behaviors, and safety concerns that can happen that you did not expect. This episode will discuss proactive measures caregivers can put in place to prevent or reduce the risk for certain serious situations.

As Alzheimer's progresses, your loved one's ability to comprehend language will decline, but they will still try to take Clues from nonverbal communications. This episode will explain the different types of nonverbal communication and how they can affect your ability to communicate with your loved one.

Alzheimer's can greatly affect your loved one's ability to communicate. This episode will discuss how certain communication styles can either harm or help your ability to communicate with your loved one.

As Alzheimer's progresses, your loved one might not remember the past, but they can still find joy in the present. This episode will discuss ways to add simple joy to the day and how to connect and make the moments count.

As Alzheimer's progresses, keeping your loved ones safe becomes critical. This includes driving, staying home alone, managing medications, and wandering. This episode will discuss surprising safety concerns and how you can prevent or minimize them.

It is important for caregivers to take a break once in a while to reduce their stress and take care of themselves. This episode will discuss the benefits and types of respite care and offer tips for how to take a much-needed break.

Managing the various behaviors and behavioral changes can be challenging for caregivers. This episode will discuss some of the more common behavior questions caregivers ask and provide explanations and answers to help you with your loved one.

Getting an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis can be very upsetting for caregivers. This episode will focus on common questions from new caregivers and provide answers and tips to help both the caregiver and their loved one with Alzheimer's.

It can be difficult when your loved one with Alzheimer's disease lives far away.  There are many things that you can still do from a distance to help support family members and primary caregivers. This episode will discuss some things you should and shouldn't do as a distance caregiver.

As Alzheimer's disease progresses, your loved one's ability to process information will change. This episode will focus on how the change will affect their behaviors.

You may have experienced times when your loved one asked you a question and then reacted terribly to your answer. They either got angry or very upset. This episode explains the concept of therapeutic fibbing and gives you examples of how to use it.