Dementia By Day

Today we are covering an issue that's a real challenge for people, even those who have been living with a loved one with dementia for a long time. So, what do you do when someone you are caring for as...

11 Loka 202111min

We're back for season 4 of the Dementia By Day podcast! Today, I'm talking all about how to know if the person I'm caring for actually has dementia. It's a question I get a lot because there's a lot ...

4 Loka 202114min

This is my last episode for a bit! I'm switching back to blogging after 3 seasons of audio, so I hope to see you over on my blog come March! In this final episode of season 3, we talk about dementia c...

22 Helmi 202110min

How we talk about a thing defines that thing. When we use words like "fiblets" or "lies" or even, "therapeutic lying," we undermine the good that we're trying to do as dementia care partners. Why does...

15 Helmi 202110min

Jump in to this episode on MINI-REORIENTATION and what that all means. To put it simply, I just made that term up. In fact, I made it up back in season one of my podcast, and in today's episode, I tel...

8 Helmi 202115min

I've been doing improv comedy for over TEN YEARS (woah) and I absolutely love performing. I've also found that my experience doing improv has made me a better dementia care partner: I'm super fast on ...

1 Helmi 202114min

Hallucinations and Delusions are some of the most difficult situations for families to deal with. People often misconstrue the terms Hallucination and Delusion. On today's podcast I will dissect the d...

25 Tammi 202113min

In this episode I revisit another difficult situation in Dementia Caregiving. "I want to go home" is the prefect time to Embrace Their Reality (tm). There are some pretty good do's and don't(s) when d...

18 Tammi 202115min