by Christy Turner | Aug 3, 2019 | "Behaviors", Communication
This piece originally appeared on TogetherinThis.com and included the following note. -CT Editor’s Note: The term “Sundowning” is sometimes used as a negative label which can be damaging to the care provided, and results in unjust stereotyping. This contributes...
by Christy Turner | Aug 3, 2019 | "Behaviors", Communication, Dementia Care
This piece originally appeared on TogetherinThis.com and included the following note. -CT Editor’s Note: The term “Sundowning” is sometimes used as a negative label which can be damaging to the care provided, and results in unjust stereotyping. This contributes to...
by Christy Turner | Aug 3, 2019 | "Behaviors", Dementia Care
This piece originally appeared on TogetherinThis.com. -CT Contributing Writer: Christy Turner, founder of Dementia Sherpa You may have never heard of shadowing, but if you’ve experienced it, you know exactly what it is. And chances are, it’s getting on your last...
by Christy Turner | Dec 2, 2018 | "Behaviors"
Meltdowns aren’t pleasant. No one—you, your person, people within 50 feet—wants to be involved. Too often, it feels like these not-so-magic moments sneak up on us without any warning. And sometimes, as with the first two instances below, that’s true....
by Christy Turner | Oct 8, 2018 | "Behaviors"
“Behavior” is another word for communication. And every “behavior” is telling us something. Remember a few years ago when Charlie Sheen was all over social media, claiming he was “#winning”? It seemed odd at the time, and then it turned out that (like...
by Christy Turner | Aug 11, 2018 | "Behaviors"
I am really excited about this topic because I remember when I first started out, I was shocked when I found out this is what happened to people with dementia who have so-called behaviors. Prefer video? Watch the narrated slidedeck on the Dementia Sherpa YouTube...
