by Christy Turner | Jun 24, 2018 | Care Partners
What’s Behind the Fury? I see a lot of anger in my work. Families are frustrated with their person, irate about something that happened at the care community, enraged with each other. What’s behind the fury? I have my theories. If Everything Was Going...
by Christy Turner | May 20, 2018 | Care Partners
Did you feel the difference in the air yesterday? I felt it here in Portland, OR. Love was all around, out in full force. Whether you weren’t interested in the Royal Wedding even a little or had your bleary eyes glued to BBC America from 1 am Pacific on, Bishop...
by Christy Turner | Apr 29, 2018 | Quality of Life
My brother and I said the same thing when our parents asked what items we’d want after they passed: the smiling flower plaster figurine. The one that advises, “Let’s be happy while we’re here,” and has hung in the bathroom for as long as...
by Christy Turner | Apr 15, 2018 | Memory Care
Toilet paper didn’t always exist. The need for toilet paper did, of course. Some cultures came up with better ideas than others. Getting Creative The Farmers’ Almanac gives a brief historical rundown of pre-toilet paper necessity-powered creativity. (Short version:...
by Christy Turner | Apr 8, 2018 | Memory Care
This past week, I had the opportunity to speak at the monthly All-Staff meeting in two different communities. An All-Staff meeting is what it sounds like: all staff is required to attend. There’s a training topic, employee of the month announcement, years of...
by Christy Turner | Mar 17, 2018 | Dementia Care
The final piece in our series Is It Time for Intervention? focuses on cognitive changes. I chose to do it last, because cognition tends to get the most attention. Changes in other areas are often missed or attributed to something outside of dementia. Download your...
by Christy Turner | Mar 11, 2018 | Dementia Care
Signs of Physical Change Physical changes are often overlooked or not associated with signs of dementia. We tend to think of physical symptoms as age-related only. The signs below aren’t caused by dementia, necessarily, but can definitely be exacerbated by...
by Christy Turner | Mar 3, 2018 | "Behaviors"
Sometimes, it’s really obvious something is off and requires intervention. Other times, we notice things are unusual, but we aren’t sure if we should be alarmed and do something, or chill out and let it go. Families are understandably concerned about a...
by Christy Turner | Feb 25, 2018 | "Behaviors"
“Is this normal?” Hands down, this is the #1 most common question I’m asked. Because of the progressive nature of dementia, and the pervasive idea memory loss is the (only) thing to look for, there’s some confusion about what’s normal. In this post,...
by Christy Turner | Feb 17, 2018 | Quality of Life
Is it time to intervene in your loved one’s life? If so, how? And is it possible to still be liked in the process? We looked at those questions in Is It Time for Intervention? Part 1: Safety Awareness & Judgment. In this post, we’ll look at how...
