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How to Feel “Heard” & Understood in Dementia Caregiving
I met Ansel’s wife, Megan, at their home. Ansel had vascular dementia and was in a moderate stage of the disease. Ansel’s wife, however, was

7 Ways We Can Provide Companionship This Winter
Article by guest author, Lily Harris (lily.harris@harbourmail.co.uk) If we learnt anything from our last lockdown, it is the importance of companionship, especially for our elderly

How to Make Dining in Dementia Care WAY Better
I’ve often found that senior living communities offer stronger dining programs to those without dementia. But why is that? I think that it’s mostly because

How to find the right community
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Is that “behavior” worth worrying about?
I often meet people who tell me about their loved one’s “behaviors” and ask how to “fix them.” My first question is this: Is that

Should we tell her we sold her house?
Put simply: definitely not. In order to combat ANY sort of loss, we need a couple things in our mental toolkits, right? We need the

Enter the Gray Area: Communicating with someone living with dementia
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Stop taking people with dementia to the cemetery + stories from my blog readers!
“Oh yeah, every time that dad forgets mom is dead, we head to the cemetery so he can see her gravestone.” WHAT. I can’t tell

Stress on the body = stress on the mind
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You’d better learn how to beg for forgiveness instead of asking for permission
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How to call someone who isn’t alive anymore
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Why is “no” the default answer?
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PILOT: What is mini-reorientation?
Check out the first episode of my Dementia By Day podcast! PILOT: What is mini-reorientation?
Caring for yourself + why I don’t love these billboards
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5 steps to get you into the world of someone living with dementia
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16 Things I Would Want If I Got Dementia
Get the FREE “16 Things” poster for your personal use—or better yet—your dementia care community’s staff break room!
I wrote this poem years ago, but to date, it’s the most popular piece I’ve ever created.

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