people living with dementia prove the medical model wrong
People living with dementia are LIVING. They are not dead, or gone or empty shells.…
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a real-life example of what great dementia care is: loving, engaging, respectful, meaningful and joyful for everyone involved
It can be done, and it is being done right now in various places around…
how being sorry and stupid turned mad into glad
I’ve shared parts of this story before. It’s an afternoon in October 2015. Mom appears to…
alzheimer’s speaks’ lori la bey and i agree on the beauty of dementia
It’s hard for many people to believe any good can come from dementia, but those…
10 ways to get to the bottom of behaviour and problematic situations in dementia care at home and in LTCFs
In spring 2016 I gave a webinar entitled “How to become a better dementia care…
BANGS: 5 surefire ways to stop anger and aggression in people who live with alzheimer’s disease in the early, mid, and later stages
I knew less than zero about dementia care when I returned to Canada from Dubai…
stop and think before you go squirrely
“I think I’m going a little squirrely,” Mom used to say when I “misbehaved” in…
i’m sorry is hard, but it may also be the most powerful part of BANGS
It’s an afternoon in October 2015. Mom appears to be asleep in the recliner. I…
the “G” in BANGS: 5 great ways to stop dementia anger, aggression and anxiety in their tracks
Before I lived with and cared for someone with dementia, she and I had both lived…
Teepa Snow’s 7 powerful things a care partner can say to stop anger and aggression in a person with dementia
One of the most useful things I’ve learned on this dementia journey is that when…