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
July 2, 2021
Tag: embrace their reality
A Better Approach to “Logic” & Dementia
One thing I encounter often is when caregivers try their hardest to “convince” people with dementia of facts that they no longer understand. People will say
April 18, 2021
5 steps to get you into the world of someone living with dementia
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May 26, 2019
It’s time we ditched the word “lying” in dementia care
I’ve debated writing a post like this for some time: a post that really hits the nail on the head with how I feel about
November 14, 2018
Stop trying to “convince” them
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November 6, 2018
“But you already took them” and other Logic Statements that don’t work
Logic and dementia don’t mix. What does that mean? It really means that using logic to “explain yourself” to someone with dementia won’t work out well.
June 8, 2018
When it’s hard to “embrace someone’s reality”
A reader wrote in: Hi, my husband has Parkinson’s Dementia diagnosed 6 months ago and recently has started to have hallucinations. I tell the people
February 26, 2018
The elevator engineer
Neil was in an early-moderate stage of dementia. He was also fairly young (late 60s) and broad-shouldered. Neil didn’t have much family, but the family
September 29, 2017
In dementia world, you can live wherever you want
Picture from Klavon’s in Pittsburgh, PA (2017) I was busy setting up an old fashioned “ice cream parlor” look where the Nurses’ Station was at the
January 6, 2017
Where's my wife?
Arnold was very easy to talk to. He was friendly, had a good sense of humor, and liked to sing along with the music coming
January 2, 2017
