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teepa snow shows how to help someone living with dementia to put on a jacket or sweater without resistance

My Alzheimer's Story

“If only I had known,” is what I say to myself every time I see a Teepa Snow demo I haven’t seen before. This one was no exception when I first stumbled across it. I had very few problems helping my mom get dressed. But how many times did I watch care workers struggle to… Continue reading teepa snow shows how to help someone living with dementia to put on a jacket or sweater without resistance

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Teepa Snow demos 10 first steps to calm & comfort a distressed person living with dementia

My Alzheimer's Story

This four-and-a-half minute video by Teepa Snow (see below) demonstrates 10 easy steps to calm and comfort a distressed person living with dementia. Truth be told, these practical actions would likely help calm and comfort anyone in distress: position yourself on the person’s dominant side useHand Under Hand™ (HUH™ video demo with Teepa here) pump… Continue reading Teepa Snow demos 10 first steps to calm & comfort a distressed person living with dementia

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Teepa Snow shares 10 tips to deal with hallucinations

My Alzheimer's Story

  It can be disturbing, even frightening, for both a person living with dementia (PLWD) and her or his care partner when the PLWD has hallucinations. We are taught that hallucinations are abnormal, the hallmarks of “crazy people,” and witnessing someone having hallucinations for no apparent reason is unsettling. It’s important to first check whether the hallucinations may be caused… Continue reading Teepa Snow shares 10 tips to deal with hallucinations

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7 dementia care basics from Teepa Snow

My Alzheimer's Story

When I began my journey as an Alzheimer’s dementia care partner, I knew nothing. If only I had known then what I know now. There are many more resources available than there were when I began caring for my mom full-time, and a whole new way of thinking about the disease and the people who… Continue reading 7 dementia care basics from Teepa Snow

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Teepa Snow demos 10 ways to calm a crisis with a person living with Alzheimer’s / dementia

My Alzheimer's Story

When people feel trapped and terrified, they get agitated, anxious, and sometimes aggressive. It’s normal behaviour for human beings to lash out when they feel threatened, whether they have dementia or not. Unfortunately, many people who care for people living with dementia (PLWD), including family, friends, healthcare personnel and caregivers, blame this normal behaviour on the… Continue reading Teepa Snow demos 10 ways to calm a crisis with a person living with Alzheimer’s / dementia

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Teepa Snow demos Hand Under Hand™ dementia care to connect, comfort and “control”

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Dementia care pioneer Teepa Snow has developed a simple technique that anyone (i.e you and me) can easily learn and use to help connect with as well as comfort a person with dementia. Using the technique, which Snow calls “Hand Under Hand™,” can also help dementia care partners “take control” of situations before they get… Continue reading Teepa Snow demos Hand Under Hand™ dementia care to connect, comfort and “control”

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10+ Teepa Snow videos on dementia basics

My Alzheimer's Story

I wish I had known about dementia care pioneer Teepa Snow and her practical tools and techniques 10 years ago. But I didn’t. I’m glad I do now and that I’m able to share her wisdom with people who are starting or who are in the midst of or even at the end of their care partnering journey.… Continue reading 10+ Teepa Snow videos on dementia basics

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Teepa Snow’s 7 powerful things a care partner can say to stop anger and aggression in a person with dementia

My Alzheimer's Story

One of the most useful things I’ve learned on this dementia journey is that when people who live with dementia exhibit responsive behaviours which appear angry and/or aggressive there’s usually a perfectly reasonable and rational explanation for it – from their point of view. Such behaviour is not random (although it may appear to be),… Continue reading Teepa Snow’s 7 powerful things a care partner can say to stop anger and aggression in a person with dementia

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6 GEMS(TM) from Teepa Snow outshine every stage from the inside out

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To help us understand dementia, experts have come up with ways of describing different phases of the disease: 1) The Alzheimer’s Scale (3 stages): mild, moderate, late. 2) Four-Stage Model (4 stages): early, middle, late, end-of-life. 3) Global deterioration (7 stages): no impairment, very mild decline, mild decline, moderate decline, moderately severe decline, severe decline,… Continue reading 6 GEMS(TM) from Teepa Snow outshine every stage from the inside out