This post is adapted from Getting Dementia Care Right: What’s Not Working and How It Can Change by Anne Ellett,…
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Guidance from the Authors on Using Validation Are you currently using the Validation method in your care setting? Do you…
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What is the Validation method? Validation is a method for communicating with older adults who are diagnosed as having Alzheimer’s…
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The Namaste Care™ program is a holistic end-of-life care program for people with advanced dementia. This approach affirms the individuality…
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Given a choice between care in a family setting and care in a nursing home, most older people prefer to…
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Our cultural understanding of the nature of disease is still based on the belief that acute disease is the fundamental…
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Whether it’s a fear of nursing homes, worry about money running out, or the political crisis of the future of…
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What does “old” mean today? We usually do not perceive the changes in our environment that are lengthening life and…
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Virginia Marsh Bell, M.S.W. (Lexington, KY / 1922–2023) It is with gratitude and pride that we recognize the long and…
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Dagmardsminde is a small innovative nursing home in Denmark with a remarkable and life-affirming approach to dementia care. Here, founder…