Innovative Dementia Care

Innovative Dementia Care

If you are living with someone who has Alzheimer’s, dementia, confusion or memory loss, you know just how difficult the simple act of communication can be between you and your loved one. Susan Kohler, author of How to Communicate with Alzheimer’s, is host of Innovative Dementia Care, a program designed to help you, the caregiver learn about the communication process, why it is so important in caregiving, the problems in communication, and useful techniques to facilitate communication that will create a meaningful connection with you and your loved and in turn, get safety and cooperation with daily care. Listeners will also learn creative ideas, activities, solutions and sensible strategies to help caregivers build a healthy foundation of care.

Episodes

March 13, 2020 58 mins
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This week, we continue to troubleshoot refusals at mealtime. After our review of the communication strategies needed with daily care, we explore how to gain cooperation at mealtime, using the communication strategies. As time permits, we will discuss safety with food preparation and precautions for our loved ones with swallowing difficulty.
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Ongoing discussion of Refusals at mealtime and how to manage them. In this program, we will review the communication strategies needed with our daily care and interactions, then continue our discussion on how to tackle cooperation at mealtime, by using - what else? - the communication strategies. This is a listener requested topic. Join us.
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Part of Refusals at mealtime and how to manage them. On this week's program, we will review the communication strategies needed with our daily care and interactions, then we will continue to tackle how to get cooperation at mealtime, by using - what else? - the communication strategies. Please join us.
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Refusals at mealtime are a common occurrence. On this week's program, we will review the communication strategies needed with our daily care and interactions, then we will tackle how to get cooperation at mealtime, by using - what else? - the communication strategies. Please join us.
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On today's program, after a review of the communication strategies that lead to success in caregiving, we will continue to explore how to get organized as a caregiver; this includes how to accomplish food safety and good nutrition with our loved ones.
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On this week's program, after a review of the communication strategies that lead to success in caregiving, we will continue to explore how to get organized as a caregiver and what is needed to accomplish food safety and good nutrition with the loved ones in our care.
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October 10, 2019 58 mins
On this week's program, we will, as always, review the communication strategies that lead to success in caregiving, continue to explore how to get organized as a caregiver with preparing meals and snacks, and begin a new topic on food safety with the person in our care.
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September 26, 2019 58 mins
On this week's program, we will, as always, review the communication strategies that lead to success in caregiving and then explore how to get organized as a caregiver with the focus on preparing meals and snacks.
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On this week's program, we will review the communication strategies that lead to success in caregiving and how they create security, safety and cooperation with daily care, and take your listener email questions.
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On this week's program, after we review the communication strategies that lead to success in caregiving, we will continue to explore "How to Get Organized" as a caregiver!
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On this week's program, after we review the communication strategies that lead to success in caregiving, we will learn "How to Get Organized" as a caregiver!
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On this week's program, Susan will REVIEW the communication strategies that help us be flexible, let go of rigid agendas, not confront, and troubleshoot difficult behaviors; so critical to success in caregiving. Then, we will discussion on the role of technology in eldercare; it can't replace face-to-face communication, but it can enhance our caregiving efforts.
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On today's program, Susan will REVIEW all of the strategies that make us aware of the communication process to help us be flexible, let go of rigid agendas, not confront, and troubleshoot difficult behaviors. Then, we will begin a discussion on the role of technology in eldercare; it can't replace face-to-face communication, but can it enhance our caregiving efforts? Let's discover how!
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On this week's program, Susan will lead a BIG REVIEW of all the strategies and how to apply them to your caregiver encounters, that help us be flexible, let go of rigid agendas, not confront, and troubleshoot difficult behaviors. If time allows, we will begin a discussion on the role of technology in eldercare; it can't replace face-to-face communication, but can it enhance our caregiving efforts?
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On this week's program, Susan will continue to review her communication strategy "Don't Argue," and how being flexible, letting go of your agenda, and not confronting will help you troubleshoot difficult behaviors. This is a strong strategy to determine a person's "unmet needs" with daily care.
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On this week's program, Susan will review her communication strategy "Don't Argue," and how being flexible, letting go of your agenda, and not confronting will help you troubleshoot difficult behaviors. This is a strong strategy to determine a person's "unmet needs" with daily care.
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On this week's program, Susan will review her communication strategy "Learn to be a Good Listener," and then introduce "Don't Argue," and how these strategies help to troubleshoot difficult behaviors. And during the hour, we will reinforce the tools we have learned for simple meditation that will help us to relax and breathe!
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Susan will devote her time to her communication strategies "Learn to be a Good Listener," and "Don't Argue," and how this helps to troubleshoot difficult behaviors. Also, let's not forget during the hour to reinforce the tools we have learned for simple meditation that will help us to relax and breathe!
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Susan will review her segment on how to troubleshoot difficult behaviors and introduce solutions for when hallucinations and paranoia occur, and as time permits, continue to learn tools for meditation that will help you to relax and breathe!
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