“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
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
“We want to keep her out of assisted living as long as possible.” “My brother thinks it’s horrible that we want to move dad.” “I’m
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If I can, I always opt to ditch my name tag in a dementia care environment. I let my friends with dementia decide what my
Two single beds sat beside one another. One, unmade, sheets uneven, looked as though it had just been slept in. The other, made, simple—a single
“Wow, I had no idea that she could still do that,” he said. “That’s awesome.” It’s not the first time that I’ve heard something like that:
I was killing time at the grocery store. Really, I was also hungry, but I would’ve been eating at my house if my friend wasn’t
Joan was the second British woman who had lived in one of my dementia care communities. She had moved to the US after meeting her
Usually, when a visitor to our community tries to “correct” one of my residents, I jump in and try to save the conversation. For example,