The Experiential Model of Dementia Care The biomedical model (that is, a mindset of dementia that focuses only on physical…
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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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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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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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June 30, 2022 marks the 100th birthday of Virginia Bell, one of the most influential thought leaders in the field…
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Dr. Montessori designed an array of hands-on materials for every area of the curriculum: Practical Life, Sensorial, Language, Math, Science,…
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We communicate in some way with everyone around us all day. It is easy to think of communication as spoken…
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Planned activities do not happen all day long. Individuals with the ability to think through how to spend their time…
