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 | Jul 1, 2019 | Care Partners, Communication, Dementia Care, Memory Care, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode We start by answering a listener’s excellent question about the fine line between helping and creating learned dependency, which leads to Phil to talking about a symptom that you may not know is related to Alzheimer’s and a few other types of...
by Christy Turner | Jun 23, 2019 | "Behaviors", Care Partners, Communication, Dementia Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode Jamie Tyrone’s great-grandmother, grandmother, and two great-uncles all died of Alzheimer’s disease. Jamie has two copies of the ApoE-4 gene, which puts her at a 91% lifetime risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease. At the time she found...
by Christy Turner | May 19, 2019 | Communication
Phil Gutis and I recorded this conversation May 15, 2019, with the intention of making a new episode of The Alzheimer’s Podcast. Despite several attempts at getting rid of weird background noise, we weren’t successful. But because this topic is so important--and as...
by Christy Turner | Jan 25, 2019 | "Behaviors", Care Partners, Communication, Dementia Care, Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
Welcome to The Alzheimer’s Podcast! I’m Christy Turner, AKA The Dementia Sherpa. I’ve enjoyed the privilege of working with over 1,500 people living with dementia and their families so far…including multiple experiences in my own family. In the course of...
