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“Dementia By Day” started as a simple little Tumblr blog in 2014 and grew into a book, a business, a second book, a podcast…and my entire work life! Hope you enjoy!
Recent Blog Posts
Give yourself a break: dementia care takes practice
I’ve had a lot of people over the years say to me, “Wow! Dementia care? You must be really patient!” This is actually kind of funny
Stop taking her to the cemetery
“Oh yeah, every time that dad forgets mom is dead, we head to the cemetery so he can see her gravestone.” A couple of years
5 reasons they sleep or watch TV all day
Do you often ask your loved one or residents living with dementia if they “want” to do something…and get turned down? I’ve met a lot
Stop trying to “convince” them
Logic and dementia don’t mix. What does that mean? It really means that using logic to “explain yourself” to someone living with dementia won’t work
Why dementia is not a time machine
Please note: this is different from what I say when I talk about Timeline Confusion(TM) in dementia. Oh, the things I hear people say about
“But isn’t dementia care sad?”
Another short story from my time as a Dementia Care Director “I am leaving for the day, because my young son is at home with
In dementia care programming, it’s not about the outcome
How do you know if an activity or program you’re doing with a loved one or client living with dementia is working? You won’t know
“Should we tell her we sold her house?”
If you were looking for a long-winded, confusing answer, you came to the wrong place. Put simply: definitely do not tell her you sold her
Getting to know Allie
We’ve spent May reminiscing about old stories and memories from the communities I’ve worked in. This is a story from 2016. One of my favorite things
16 Things I Would Want If I Got Dementia
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I wrote this poem years ago, but to date, it’s the most popular piece I’ve ever created.
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