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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Dagmardsminde is a small innovative nursing home in Denmark with a remarkable and life-affirming approach to dementia care. Here, founder…
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By Virginia Bell and David Troxel The Best Friends™ approach has been shaped by real people—people with dementia we have…
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On a hot summer morning in Baltimore in 2014, Virginia Bell, then 92, led a training on her groundbreaking approach…
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If you are new to the field of dementia care, it might be confusing to think that an in-home client,…
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Montessori philosophy, based on the principles of free choice and purposeful activity, has historically been focused on children’s education. However,…
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The COVID-19 crisis is taking a heavy toll on all of us, particularly family and professional care partners. Visitors are…