Mindfulness and Dementia–Living in the Intuitive World
Understanding why and how mindfulness is helpful with dementia requires thinking about the meaning of a few words first. It’s worth doing. When I began … Read more
Skills Not Lost to Dementia
This category contains blog posts about the skills that are not lost in people who are living with dementia.
There is a Roadmap for Living with Dementia
How you can support someone living with dementia In 2017 the New York Times ran three articles on Alzheimer’s and dementia. The central piece, “Fraying … Read more
There is a Cure for the Stigma Surrounding Dementia
We have created the dehumanizing stigma that accompanies dementia by choosing to persist in using a model to explain dementia that is not only flawed … Read more
What is the DAWN Method of dementia care?
(This article was first posted in the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners’ newsletter, November 2020 edition.) My background and how the DAWN Method of dementia … Read more
Why DAWN Focuses on the Loss of Rational Thought
Dementia came into my life as it does for many of us—when someone we love gets it. For me, it was a neighbor who had … Read more
Let’s Talk About ABILITIES and Dementia
As dementia caregivers, we do both ourselves and our loved ones great harm when we focus on what is lost to dementia rather than what … Read more