Empowering Care Partners

Thanksgiving is a special time of year. As we head into the holiday season, let's think of the retained abilities that we can be thankful for to help us support our loved ones living with dementia. Continue to follow us for more tips. Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation!?https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f?#empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether

Holidays are special-it can be a great time of the year to visit and connect, but it can also be stressful. A person living with dementia may feel overwhelmed as they feel their life is changing because of the dementia. Caregivers may feel overwhelmed by trying to keep all the traditions going but also making sure the person living with dementia gets the support they need too. Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful! Let's think of things we can be thankful for to make this holiday season even more enjoyable! Stay tuned this week for some tips! Also, here are some other tips from?https://lnkd.in/eTtB2sY?to help ensure everyone enjoys the holidays! So, start thinking, what are you thankful for? Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation!?https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f?#empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether (edited)

We had such a great time presenting at the Texas Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference! We loved sharing skills and information and helping clinicians grow! We got GREAT feedback! Several people commented that the presentation was the best one they attended. Another was an instructor at a university and was there with her students and other instructors. She said she was so glad they all attended, that the students had great takeaways, and even the instructors, as seasoned clinicians, learned new skills as well. Others commented on how we got everyone up and moving and how impactful it was to practice practical skills. Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation! https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f #empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether

For National Family Caregivers Month, we will be sharing some practical advice that can help in difficult situations.?When the person living with dementia (PLwD) has times when they make perfectly good sense and can respond accordingly, it can be difficult to accept a diagnosis of dementia. People may feel like the person is faking or that we have been exaggerating the problem. We are not imagining things—they are just having one of those moments, to be treasured when they occur. Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation!?https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f?#empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether

For National Family Caregivers Month, we will be sharing some practical advice that can help in difficult situations.?Asking someone, “What would you like for dinner?” may have been a perfectly normal question or conversation. But now, we are asking our loved one to provide an answer to a question that may not be able to do. For example, the person living with dementia (PLwD) may not be able to come up with the words they want to use, or they may not be hungry, or even if they answer, they may not want the food when it is served after all. Offering limited choices of “would you like beef or chicken” encourages the person to eat and helps them to communicate more effectively. Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation!?https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f?#empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether (edited)

For National Family Caregivers Month, we will be sharing some practical advice that can help in difficult situations. Finding the right balance of doing the task with them, not to or for them, can be difficult. We have to find what abilities they still have remaining and help to support them to be successful with these tasks. The nature of dementia and fluidity of their abilities can make it a constant juggle to find the balance, not only in the moment, but day to day as well. Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation! https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f #empoweringcarepartners #dementiacare #caregiversupport #empoweringCAREtips #puttingthepiecestogether

For National Family Caregivers Month, we will be sharing some practical advice that can help in difficult situations.?Have a list of things people can do for you. This may include bringing a meal, picking up a prescription, helping trim the plants, or staying with your loved one while you run an errand. It is hard to ask for help. So, accept help when it is offered, and don’t wait until you “really need it” to get it. Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation!?https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f?#empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether

For National Family Caregivers Month, we will be sharing some practical advice that can help in difficult situations.?The doctor will do simple chit chat and may not pick up on the changes that you are seeing on a daily basis. For example, the doctor won’t know that your loved one has been up all night pacing, is struggling to take their medications as prescribed, or is having difficulty completing basic daily tasks such as taking a shower or brushing their teeth. These are important pieces of information for the doctor to know in order to best support the person living with dementia. Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation!?https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f?#empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether (edited)

For National Family Caregivers Month, we will be sharing some practical advice that can help in difficult situations.?For people living with dementia (PLwD) in the early stages, leaving notes as reminders can sometimes help, but as the disease progresses, this will no longer work. Making environmental changes can help as their dementia progresses. For example, getting a tea kettle with an automatic shut “off” is better than warning someone about leaving the stove on and forgetting about it. Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation!?https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f?#empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether (edited)

For National Family Caregivers Month, we will be sharing some practical advice that can help in difficult situations.?When a person living with dementia (PLwD) is struggling, we tend to either be honest or offer a white lie. However, honesty can lead to distress for us and the one for whom we are caring. Likewise, what we think are little white lies can spiral and become a bigger issue. Take a look at this blog post for examples of how to validate, get curious, and be supportive.?https://lnkd.in/eYYZvE7K Empowering Care Partners CARE with Compassion, Acceptance, Reliability, and Education. To learn more, register for a FREE 30-minute initial consultation!?https://lnkd.in/gSE7U27f?#empoweringcarepartners?#dementiacare?#caregiversupport?#empoweringCAREtips?#puttingthepiecestogether (edited)