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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!
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Dementia Care: Your doctor doesn’t know everything
Transcript:Today’s topic is all about doctors… I can’t tell you how many people I’ve talked to who tell me something about what their doctor told

Dementia Tip #4: Don’t ask for permission
Transcript:Today’s topic is all about how dementia is more of a beg for forgiveness rather than ask for permission group of diseases. This means that

Why we shouldn’t “reorient” people with dementia
Transcript:Today’s topic is all about not reorienting people with dementia. For years and years, what we actually taught nurses to do, was to reorient people,

4 MOST COMMON Types of Dementia
Transcript:Today’s topic is all about the four most common types of dementia. People ask me all the time, what is dementia? And dementia just means

Is it ever OK to lie to someone with dementia?
Transcript: I’m often asked if it’s ever okay to lie to someone with dementia. And my answer is to simply take the word lying, and

When is it time for HOSPICE in dementia?
Transcript:Today’s topic that a lot of people don’t love chatting about, is the H word…hospice. When do you know that it’s time to transition a

Change the conversation in dementia care
Transcript Today’s topic is all about how to change the conversation in dementia care. I’m going to be telling you about how to change the

5 STEPS to Embrace Their Reality Effectively!
Transcript Today’s topic is all about the 5 steps it takes to Embrace Their Reality™ effectively! These are my five steps to embracing someone’s reality

Confused Enough to Be Confused
Transcript Today’s topic is about being confused enough to be…confused. I had a care partner say to me recently, “I feel really guilty saying this,
16 Things I Would Want If I Got Dementia
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