Eleonora Tornatore-Mikesh President & CEO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Reader, When our precious world is at its darkest, CaringKind is the lighthouse that continues to guide families throughout the Alzheimer’s or dementia caregiving journey. And with New York City being hit harder and earlier by Covid-19, CaringKind had the obligation to shine even more brightly. I believe we honored that obligation. But the work is far from over. When [...]

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Christian Doucette, Director of Community Engagement -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- With so many challenges facing the world right now, it was pretty easy to select the theme for this year’s Walk — Caregiving & Community: Now More Than Ever. Now more than ever, we depend on each other to help survive the challenges we face. For example, the best thing we can do to defeat the COVID-19 virus is for everyone to wear masks in public. That’s what [...]

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Nancy Hendley, Dementia Care Trainer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Helping Caregivers Address Challenging Behaviors During COVID-19 During COVID-19, challenging behavior issues may be more pronounced in part because both the caregiver and care recipient are quarantined. Changes in routine, the closure of adult day programs, and disruptions in the delivery of care, have adversely impacted life for all involved. Fear of disease transmission has [...]

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