S1 Ep33: How to Have Happy Holidays with Dementia
Celebrating family events gets more difficult as our person living with Dementia declines. Challenges like over stimulation or sheltering them from everything can both cause problems. Personalized care is important and we need to recognize this chronic debilitating disease is.….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep32: Dementia Support Ideas for Caregivers
Caregiving can be very difficult especially caring when it is a family member. Today we will share some great tips on providing care for people with brain failure. The challenge is that as soon as we get them figured out they change.….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep31: Seniors Need to Know Their Plan B
Hey CarePartners, It is vital to make plans for your "later in life" care long before you need it! This should include your Living Will, Powers of Attorney, and All your Advanced Directives, but there is more! Although most of us plan to always stay in our own homes….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep21: Normal vs Not Normal Aging with Dementia
Join us to review your current assessment skills then enjoy a recorded drama with Teresa demonstrating a scenario she first saw Teepa Snow perform years ago. The goal is to help you distinguish between red flags that may indicate….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep20: Dr. Catherine Franssen discusses the Neuroscience of Memory and Dementia
Dr. Catherine Franssen is recognized internationally as a public speaker, educator, and researcher. She received her Ph.D. in neurobiology from the University of Chicago and has thrived at multiple universities….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep19: Therapists who get Dementia Care
Our guests today are Laurie Walther, M.S., CCC-SLP and Emily Briggs, OTR/L are licensed therapists who are independently certified to train on Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care (PAC) techniques….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep18: Anosognosia
Enjoy this podcast where you will learn to observe your person living with dementia and determine in every moment if they have awareness of their memory loss or if they are in a state of complete denial and believe they are just fine.….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep17: Behaviors Indicate a Need
Many times people living with brain changes have a challenge with seeing their own brain changes. Sometimes our loved ones develop Anosognosia or the inability to see their brain deficit, making it challenging initially to engage with them….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep16: Investigating Behaviors, a story, about Jim and Mary
Early in my experience with dementia I saw people with memory loss labeled pretty quickly. I even had a gentleman tell me, “I guess they all get mean and then you have to put them somewhere”….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep10: Family Frustrations When Dementia Move In
Talk about an unwanted guest, Dementia is probably the most unwanted. It is unpredictable, not logical, sometimes paranoid and always changing!….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep12: Answers to Questions about Dementia and Alzheimers
What is Dementia and What is the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer's disease? These are questions I frequently get so we decided to devote a podcast to answering….Read More & Listen
S1 Ep11: How to Find Appropriate Activities with Dementia
Is the activity Productive, Familiar and Enjoyable. Then we need to find ways to include Health and Hygiene in addition to Rest so they can Recharge their Batteries….Read More & Listen