Tag: Dementia
What is Assisted Living? with Kelley Smith
Assisted living means that you have a care plan, physicians orders, and a care team set up to help you with activities of daily living throughout your stay in a community. Kelley Smith at CarePartners Living describes this aspect of senior living.
Spousal Caregiving with Daphne Davis
Daphne Davis at Pinnacle Senior Placements talks about planning for senior care and the need for the caregivers to think about themselves and their...
With a Little Help: Homecare Associates, with Shawn D’Amelio
Shawn D'Amelio talks about CarePartners Living partnerships such as With A Little Help. She is the VP of Washington State Homecare Association, which is...
With a Little Help: Making the Transition, with Shawn D’Amelio
Shawn D'Amelio talks about CarePartners Living partnerships such as With A Little Help. It's helpful to have a partner during the transition from in-home...
Adam Clark with Aegis Living
Adam Clark, VP of Growth Strategies for Aegis Living, discusses the programs and foundations of Aegis living. They operate 13 senior living communities in...
Dementia: Retaining freedom and dignity, with Kelley Smith
Kelley Smith, VP of sales and marketing at CarePartners Senior Living, talks at Discovery 2019, the 34th Annual Alzheimer's Regional Conference. CarePartners operates seven dementia-dedicated senior care facilities in Washington. Sometimes intervention happens too soon — it has to be the right marriage of timing and where seniors are in their journey.
Dementia Beyond Disease, Part 2
''Dementia Beyond Disease" author Dr. Allen Power joins Suzanne to talk more about care and support for those with Alzheimer's and dementia.
Dementia Beyond Disease, Part 1
Dr. G. Allen Power joins Suzanne to talk more about Alzheimer's and dementia. At the time of this recording in 2019, he had just spoken at a recent Discovery Conference on Alzheimer's. His books ''Dementia Beyond Drugs'' (2010), ''Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care'' (2016), and ''Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being'' (2016) repositioned care and support methodology for people living with dementia.
Using Five Senses to Communicate Better With Dementia Patients
Annie Jacobsen is a Dementia care coach with CarePartners Living who helps families learn to communicate more effectively with those afflicted with dementia. She...
Dementia – Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, causing 50 to 70% of all cases. The disease results in problems with:
memory, thinking
language
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