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Addiction

Addiction, while sometimes menacing, can have positive sides to it as well.  Perhaps your loved one has smoked for decades, enjoying every minute of it.  Lately, however, you have become concerned over safety issues.  Finding burn holes in their clothes, blankets,...

Generating positive bathing responses

Resistance to bathing is quite common within the memory loss population.  Common, but not acceptable, creating some horrific battles.  A few techniques appropriately used can change all that by generating positive bathing responses instead. There are reasons they are...

Refusing to bathe

Three little words that may completely change the mind of a loved one refusing to bathe. Discover Validate Resolve In Generating positive bathing responses you can find helpful tips that encourage loved ones to “make the right choice and get in there and bathe.”  Now...

Dementia-wise Interaction

Dementia-wise interaction is a specific way to interact with loved ones living with dementia. It places focus on the loved one’s psychosocial needs as they become expressed through actions and feelings. The benefits of dementia-wise interaction include: A...

Validation and Redirection of Thought

Producing numerous life enhancing results when used property, validation a​nd ​redirection of thought ​are two tools you will want to become familiar with. They can calm your loved one in catastrophic moments and segue them away from possibly harming themselves or...