Caring for a person with dementia is not a “common sense” task.

When a person with dementia says, “I don’t know you,”
it may seem natural to explain who you are.
But this often makes the situation worse. Why?

Let’s talk about different communication strategies we can practice to help the person with dementia experience the best emotions possible in every situation.

What is normal and when should we be concerned?
If thinking and memory problems arise, can it be something reversible? YES!

Learn about the causes of these symptoms, what you can do to improve them, and how to know if it’s something more serious.

People with dementia experience the world around them differently than we do. Understanding their experience and allowing that to guide our approach can make all the difference when caring for a person with dementia. This series is guided by Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care.

Walk away with tools to aid your caregiving journey for your loved one with dementia.

What can dementia look like in the beginning?
How do the symptoms change as the disease progresses?
How can I best support someone who is experiencing changes in their cognition and memory?

Learn more about these topics in this one hour presentation.

The loss of a loved one has many faces.
Whether it is an unexpected sudden death or a slow progression towards end of life, the grieving process can look different for every individual.

When there is lack of closure or resolution accompanying a loss,
it complicates the grieving process.

Let’s explore the experience of ambiguous loss in general as well as for care partners of people with dementia.

You’ve worked hard to care for your loved one for so long.
You’ve made the tough decision to move them to a facility.
You may ask yourself, “What is my role now?”
What can I expect from the facility?

Let’s talk about these and other questions that come up when we make this life changing transition.

Caring for a person with dementia is not a “common sense” task and those privileged to care for this vulnerable population walk away with increased knowledge of dementia and concrete tools to use to support the residents throughout the disease.

This workshop is offered using the Adult Experiential Learning Cycle so attendees not only learn the material but they process what they learned, make connections to their real life experience and leave prepared to apply these skills. Attendees learn how a person with dementia is experiencing a situation and what to look for in their body language, tone of voice, and actions to better understand what is being communicated.

A step-by-step positive approach is provided and practiced in this interactive workshop inspired by Teepa Snow and her Positive Approach to Care model.

Relationships inevitably change as dementia progresses.
This can be devastating and challenging as you roll through the stages of grief.

Let’s talk about the changing relationships,
what is normal, and what can be better.

In these highly interactive sessions, learners will learn the Positive Physical Approach to improve connections, relationships, and task completion.

Each session is 2 hours long, and you are welcome to join us for any or all of them.