“One of the things we teach our caregivers is to take time to be silly or even just to sit quietly. Sometimes we like to make silly faces with our residents or even take selfies. Being silly can be a great redirection tool to get a resident or family member out of a negative mood or a sad day. Try it and let us know if it works for you. And smile. Always.”
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My Alzheimer's Story 
Joanna Lafleur (left in both the pics above) is the face of the new dementia care industry – or at least I hope she is. Lafleur opened her first Memory Lane Assisted Living home in Michigan in 2016. She was twenty-nine at the time. Two years later, she opened her second home. She’s busy. But that doesn’t stop her from taking the time to ham it up for selfies with residents like Marty, who, from the looks of her silly faces, is loving every minute of it.
Lafleur says: