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Why Stuffed Animals work in Dementia Care
Video Transcript So here is what I hear from people who talk about using a stuffed animal with someone living with dementia – these are

What do I do if she doesn’t recognize me anymore?
So, what do you do if your loved one doesn’t recognize you anymore? I want to point out that even this sentence is not exactly

What’s Compassionate Deception and why does it matter
What is compassionate deception? And why does it matter? I heard this term on LinkedIn, of course. Just the other week somebody had commented and

Should we tell her she has dementia
Should I tell a person living with dementia that they have dementia? The answer is…it depends on three things, which I’m going to break down

Why Britney Spears never had Dementia
Hey, Rachael Wonderland here with another dementia car video. And I don’t normally do anything about pop culture. I just kind of stay away from

Don’t Send Me Your App Ideas!
Video Transcript Probably about every few months, at least, I get a message on LinkedIn or somehow via email with somebody asking me to give

Dementia Care Calendar PET PEEVES
Here are my biggest pet peeves. When people are building dementia care calendars for their dementia care communities, they end the calendars at three o’clock.

WHY you should join a dementia support group
I’m constantly telling people to join a support group. I have found over the years that if I call something a support group, like a

Hallucinations vs delusions in dementia
Transcript Let’s talk about a question that I get a lot, one that I hear as a part of another question, which is what is

How to create Dementia friendly design
Hey, everybody back with another car video. As you know, I do them once a month. So please tune in and check out my ridiculous

Dealing with Dementia Myths
Transcript I’m going to address two of the myths that I hear frequently about dementia. The first one is this. “He still knows who he

She seems FINE poor dementia labeling
Transcript This is a short story from the first dementia care community I ever worked in where I was the dementia care director. So I

Why we should ditch the word Senile
Transcript All right, we’re going talk about a phrase, or a word rather, that I’ve heard a number of times recently. In fact, perhaps as

Introducing my new dementia consulting program!
Transcript I’m here to introduce my new coaching program, but I have to be honest with you…I was really hesitant to introduce any sort of

Hoarding & Dementia—Are they related?
Transcript Hey, I’m back with another car video. Why? Because the lighting is good and I can just stick the camera on my dash and
16 Things I Would Want If I Got Dementia
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