“But what if their reality doesn’t make any sense?”
I’m asked questions like this often. “What if what they’re telling you…just doesn’t make any sense? It can’t happen. If I Embrace Their RealityTM, aren’t
I’m asked questions like this often. “What if what they’re telling you…just doesn’t make any sense? It can’t happen. If I Embrace Their RealityTM, aren’t
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
Well, this last year has definitely been…a lot. Visiting a person living with dementia in dementia care was already difficult, but this year really upped
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BEFORE: First two photos in the set AFTER: Third photo in the set Dementia-positive design is not a concept that gets talked about frequently enough.
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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
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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,