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Serving Richmond and Chesapeake VA areas

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Dementia Care at Home: A Virginia Family’s Guide to Memory Loss, Safety, and Support

If a parent or spouse has started repeating questions, getting turned around on a familiar drive, or seeming different in a way you cannot quite name, you are probably trying to figure out whether this is ordinary aging or something more. This free guide from Life’s at Home Care, serving Chesapeake, Richmond, and the surrounding communities, walks through the difference in plain language, explains two of the behaviors families fear most and understand least, wandering and sundowning, and helps you think through staying home with support versus a move to a memory care community. It does not diagnose, and it does not replace a conversation with your parent’s doctor. It gives you the words and the next steps for that conversation.

What the guide covers

  • The difference between ordinary age-related forgetfulness and changes worth a doctor’s visit
  • What the numbers show about Alzheimer’s and dementia in Virginia right now
  • How to prepare for the physician appointment so the visit is actually useful
  • Wandering: how common it is, warning signs, and specific steps to reduce the risk at home
  • Sundowning: what causes the harder evening hours, and what actually helps
  • Five things families are commonly told about dementia that are not quite right
  • How to think through staying home with support versus a move to a memory care community
  • What may help pay for care, in careful, honest language
  • Twelve questions to ask any home care agency about dementia experience specifically
  • A fill-in noticing log and daily routine worksheet
  • Free local resources across Hampton Roads and Central Virginia

Who it is for?

Adult children helping a parent stay at home. Spouses who have been providing care alone. Veterans and surviving spouses. Families holding a long-term care policy they have never read. Anyone who has been quietly putting off a phone call because they are afraid of the number.

Why this matters now

An estimated 7.4 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in 2026, including an estimated 164,000 people age 65 and older in Virginia, supported by roughly 333,000 unpaid family caregivers. November is both National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month, which makes this a natural time to get informed, not just for your parent’s sake but for your own.

Would you rather just talk it through?

Request your free home care assessment.
Chesapeake and Hampton Roads: (757) 337-5160.
Richmond and Central Virginia: (804) 396-6000.

Not ready to talk? Read the cost breakdown on our blog first, then call when you have your questions lined up.

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Local service area

Our Chesapeake office serves Chesapeake, Suffolk, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, and surrounding communities. Our Richmond office serves Richmond, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, and nearby areas.

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Richmond office: 1806 Summit Ave, Suite 112, Richmond, VA 23230

(804) 396-6000

Chesapeake office: 870 Greenbrier Circle, Suite 400, Chesapeake, VA 23320

(757) 337-5160
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