Communicating with a loved one suffering from dementia can be incredibly challenging. The cognitive decline associated with dementia can affect memory, language and communication skills, making it ...
Ashley Settle, ASC's Regional Director of Marketing, shares tips for communicating with loved ones who are living with Dementia. "Their ability to process information is significantly delayed. So, ...
In my last post, I reviewed the 4Rs: Reassure, Reconsider, Redirect, and Relax. In this post, I will review a method to improve communication: the Three Time Principles. Improve Communication With ...
Wyoming Dementia Together (WDT), a statewide, nonprofit caregiver network operating through the University of Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA), continues its virtual programming on the topic of ...
Here are some principles of communication, action, and understanding that I have learned from my patients. I hope that they are helpful to you and your loved ones. 1. Truth is relative, and we must ...
One of the great challenges faced by families coping with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia is learning how to communicate effectively with the person impacted by the disease while also ...
Older people living with dementia require ongoing support, understanding, and care. For many family members, caring for their loved one brings many responsibilities. Sometimes, it can be overwhelming.
A new mobile application in Singapore is taking an innovative approach to communications training for caregivers of people with dementia. The Institute of Mental Health (IMH), a tertiary psychiatric ...
Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. There are over 6 million people living with dementia in the U.S. and 57 million globally. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...
YORK, Pa. — York County first responders attended a pilot program on April 5 that aimed to teach them how to best serve patients living with dementia. The program, the first of its kind in the county, ...
It’s true that many of the illnesses related to aging have components over which we have no control. But doctors and researchers are increasingly realizing that we may have more power than we thought ...