Dementia Caregiver

By Tami Anastasia, MA The seeds of my caregiver guide, Essential Strategies for the Dementia Caregiver, were planted over 40 years ago, when my Italian grandmother, one of the nicest people you’d ever meet, was labeled as “senile” and placed in a board and care home. At the time, common wisdom attributed her “senility” to exposure to metals that leached out of the pots she used while conjuring up her signature sauces.