How Joe stopped arguing with his mom
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March 5, 2019
Tag: learning
Why people living with dementia never initiate tasks
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February 26, 2019
"We have to leave right now.”
“Let’s go,” she said. “We have to find out where my husband is. We have to go home now.” Urging her to “please wait” was not working
December 22, 2016
A new way to keep residents safe
The first “bookshelf door” went so well at my dementia care community that I bought another one! This was the first one I ordered off of
June 30, 2016
How your vision and perception changes in dementia
About a month ago, I put a vinyl decal of a bookshelf over one of our doors in Memory Care. It was a test, in
June 12, 2016
Pattern-Seeking Behavior
People often ask me if their loved ones with dementia can “learn new things.” My answer usually is something like, “kind of.” I realize that this
February 29, 2016
In Paris
Malinda was notorious for “shopping” in other residents’ closets. Because she felt like the whole floor was her house, she had no qualms about going into
August 6, 2015
