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 | May 5, 2019 | Care Partners, Dementia Care
Watching as the room gets set up for support group facilitator training at The AFTD 2019 National Education Conference. If your person has a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, or Early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, or Younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease, or Atypical...
by Christy Turner | Feb 17, 2019 | Dementia Care
The post below is a beautified transcript of The Alzheimer's Podcast Episode 82: Getting Past Stigma and Shame in Dementia. Wait, Didn’t This Get Fixed Already? Dr Alzheimer discovered what is now known as Alzheimer’s disease in 1906, thanks to 55 year old...
by Christy Turner | Mar 17, 2018 | Dementia Care, Driving
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...
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...
