In Lisa’s What’s News segment, shares the details of the recent announcement that the US will be launching a trial payment program for care providers of dementia patients in 2024.
Lisa will provide you with a list of many of the most challenging behaviors that caregivers have identified in their role and explain why understanding and recognizing these behaviors is the first step to help alleviate the caregiving burden.
Rayna discussed how important self-care is for the caregiver, and how important it is for the caregiver to check in on themselves by asking the following questions, How am I doing? What’s going well?
Betsy has a poem: Grief is like clothing. Sometimes it is heavy like a coat and sometimes light like a sweater. Grief is always there because we wear it all the time!
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Call To Action: What are your stories that you want to share that may help New Caregivers in their journey of Caregiving?
Lillian Cauldwell would like the audience to participate by texting…
Probably the most difficult challenge for family members and caregivers to overcome is the ability to understand what people who are living with dementia are trying to tell them, especially when they can no longer articulate their wants and needs the way they…
This is the first time the Hanna family has spoken publicly about their struggle with a disease that afflicts so many people today. The Hanna Family want to tell Jack’s story so others will know that they are not alone in the overwhelming…
For example, Lisa shares with her audience the proper way in which to approach someone with dementia, and why it is important for a caregiver or family member to always explain what they are intending to do before they do it, such as…
The discussion continues on with the many challenges of caregiving, and how he came to write the song, BEYOND the FADING MEMORIES, LOVE REMAINS which in Betsy’s opinion is a beautiful heart-touching song that resonated with her!
Reminiscence therapy can help a person with dementia reconnect with their lives. Lisa tells the story of a creative memory care director who used reminiscence therapy to diffuse a patient’s anxiety by recreating his bedroom in the dementia unit to look like his office…