what do you say to people living with dementia when someone they love dies, or when they ask about someone who is dead?
Online care partner groups are supportive environments where family members who care for people they…
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what if everything we’ve been taught about dementia care is a lie?
That’s what Dr. David Sheard asked himself in 1995, along with “What if people with…
hot pink duct tape solves alzheimer seating issue
Catherine Bixenman-salesi, who is a member of the online dementia support group USAgainstAlzheimers, is the primary…
this is what tragic brilliance looks like
In 2011, UK pub owner Alex Lewis somehow contracted Strep A, an incredibly rare bacterial…
5 ways to make toast in long-term dementia care
UK dementia care pioneer David Sheard suggests the ways people with dementia are treated in…
two quick dementia care conversation tips from dr. al power
I highly recommend Dr. Allen Power’s two books Dementia Beyond Drugs, and Dementia Beyond Disease…
harry and the daughter who never visited
I don’t know if the story/parable below is true or not, but I think it…
how often do we fail to recognize them?
Coauthor of A Pocket Guide for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver and one of Maria Shriver’s Architects of Change, neurologist…
Teepa Snow demos 10 first steps to calm & comfort a distressed person living with dementia
This four-and-a-half minute video by Teepa Snow (see below) demonstrates 10 easy steps to calm…
how old is old?
I love the quote from the “old man” towards the end of the video below.…