Tag: alzheimers

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

“They all think I’m crazy.”

“We’ve got to get out of here!” she screamed. “They are dangerous people and they’re after us! They think I’m crazy but I know the

Finding New Love in Memory Care?

A short story from my time working as a Dementia Care Director at my first building They sat, holding hands, talking softly in his room. 

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

Shopping Cart