Revisiting Swiss Cheese Analogy
So many people (both living with dementia and care-partners or family) focus on abilities lost – but that is focus on the HOLES in the cheese.
Tag Archives: strategy
Revisit Clothing Strategies
Compares clothing strategies of three years ago, with the new strategies as symptoms progress.
Swallowed Pointy Packaging of Pill
Identify Cause and Strategies.
Shampoo Strategies with Dementia Progression
i now need help with bath and shampoo
Taste part 2: Re-Heated Taste
I WISH this article was about making leftover foods delicious, but for ME taste has strongly changed.
In-Home Care
answering a question regarding care-providers coming in the home of Person Living with Dementia
Celebrate Success vs Despair
Actively LOOK for moments of success
For Best Concentration NEED Frequent Toilet Trips
Tru here. For most people, Best concentration happens when there are no distractions. i am trying to remember to make FREQUENT trips to the bathroom, because Pressure in bladder or bowels can distract from concentration needed in other everyday processes. . . Until dementia symptoms i did not need to think about swallow process, […]
Dementia Stages and Inconsistencies
Tru here. . i am often asked about this so … 3 stages: i like the version shared at >> https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/stages . 5 stages/CDR: Clinical Dementia Rating evaluates cognitive and functional performance in six areas: memory, orientation, judgment & problem solving, community affairs, home & hobbies, and personal care. Table 6.2 at >> https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/clinical-dementia-rating . […]
Taste part 1: Loss of Smells and Taste
This is a huge change of focus in eating, but it is also time to decide …
Truthful Loving Kindness 