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Caring for a loved one with dementia during COVID-19 extra challenging, says expert

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COVID-19 pandemic, one group that may be struggling to understand the crisis most is seniors with dementia.An expert on aging, gerontology, and seniors says it’s difficult to broach the subject with a loved one who isn’t aware the pandemic is even happening.“If mom does not realize there’s a pandemic, if mom doesn’t remember all the different changes that are happening right now… you’ve got to work around it,” Jennifer FitzPatrick told 680 CJOB.“I don’t think you want to address it over and over and over again.“Remember back in March, when we heard ‘pandemic’ and there was so much panic?”“Your loved one is probably going through that every time you remind them.”FitzPatrick, who runs the Jenerations healthcare education group, and is also a.

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