by Christy Turner | Aug 3, 2020 | Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode This episode is part two of my conversation with Mikaela Wilson and Spencer Coombe, co-founders of Senior Support Services of Southern Ontario and co-authors of Any Game for Any Brain. Last episode, we talked about the Canadian military’s report...
by Christy Turner | Jul 22, 2020 | Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode I get an amazing amount of pitches from people who want to be on The Alzheimer’s Podcast or featured on the DementiaSherpa.com blog. Most of the pitches go something like this (in 6-point font, of course): Dear Christy Turner, I hope you are...
by Christy Turner | Mar 24, 2020 | Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode Christy offers a cheap, low-tech way to make sure your person knows you’re thinking of them with this bonus tip. (7 minutes) Show Notes Resources Create customized cards at Send Out Cards and they’ll pop it in the mail for...
by Christy Turner | Mar 22, 2020 | Care Partners, Dementia Care, Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode Phil Gutis, our Assistant Sherpa, and Christy discuss what life is like right now in the shadow of Covid-19, including ways families can stay connected with their person who lives in long-term care. (33 minutes) Show Notes Mentioned in...
by Christy Turner | Nov 18, 2019 | Care Partners, Communication, Dementia Care, Holidays, Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode Christy chats with Dr. Jane M. Mullins, who shares her research on the magic created by multisensory holiday reminiscence in people living with dementia and their care partners. Dr. Jane M. Mullins is a dementia nurse consultant who has devoted over...
by Christy Turner | Jul 14, 2019 | "Behaviors", Dementia Care, Driving, Memory Care, Quality of Life, The Alzheimer's Podcast
In This Episode Phil and Christy chat about a solution for when driving is no longer possible, leading to an explanation of the ‘addition before subtraction’ technique. Phil watched a documentary that terrifed him, teeing up Christy for a soapbox moment...
