The current thinking about dementia care needs to change. In today's podcast, I interview Donna Marentay. , fellow nurse and dementia educator. We discuss OUR VIEW of some hot potato topics: how a dementia diagnosis should N…
Shadowing is a very challenging behavior faced by dementia caregivers. The person living with dementia has to be physically near the caregiver. Caregivers will tell you that they cannot even go to the bathroom without their …
In today’s episode, I have my first ever podcast guest, the amazing Daphne Johnston. Ms. Johnston is a visionary who is changing the face of dementia care through her Respite Care Model, an all-volunteer model that gives mea…
This one is the effing bomb, people! I put all of the stuff together and give you a blueprint for handling all sorts of care refusals. But you know what? These 3 podcasts are just the tip of the iceberg!! In my Dementia Beha…
Woohoo! Yes, awesome caregivers. Here is part 2 of my free and fantastic workshop. If you want to catch the full experience, video and all, go here: https://wp.me/p951Pg-12J My book, " Make Dementia Your B*tch! An Easy Guide…
Happy New Year, awesome listeners! I created a free workshop for dementia caregivers. The focus is on handling care refusals and the dreaded "NO!" but I also tackle other behaviors. As an added bonus, I skipped the commercia…
It is frustrating when a person living with dementia won't take their medications. Learn three approaches to handle this problem. My book, " Make Dementia Your B*tch! An Easy Guide to Understanding Dementia-related Behaviors…
This is my holiday special podcast. Yay, the holidays...family, travel, parties...and all sorts of shit that can cause dementia behaviors to skyrocket. Listen to learn some great hacks that help you to make holiday activitie…
Once you realize that the person living with dementia can no longer safely drive, how do you stop them from driving? Learn 4 approaches to stopping a person with dementia from driving: Take a break approach Physical reason f…
I often hear, “It’s ok for my family member to drive, even though he has dementia (or Alzheimer’s). He doesn’t go far. He only goes to local places, like Walmart and church.” Listen as I offer some questions for you to hones…
In episode 17, I talked about general ways to prevent care refusals. In this episode, I go a little deeper and talk about how to use 10 specific strategies to derail care refusals in real time. Those strategies are "entering…
In today’s podcast, I answer the question, “How do I know if my family member living with dementia can safely make decisions?” This concern usually comes up around financial issues and living arrangements. It is important fo…
Hallucinations refer to sights, sounds, feelings, and smells that come from inside the brain. Hallucinations are common with Lewy Body Dementia but can happen with any dementia. The person with dementia is seeing, hearing, o…
Holidays can be wonderful, exhausting, amazing, and problematic all at the same time. Add being a dementia caregiver, and things get complicated! This year may be worse, because many families could not spend time together th…
Care refusal is a real pain in the ass. It makes caregiving that much harder. Learn how to hack procedural memories and avoid triggering care refusals using your own appearance and the environment. Other techniques include s…
In last week’s podcast, I talked about ways to help a person living with dementia maintain their abilities to do activities. In today’s podcast, I will talk why people with dementia refuse help, even though we can clearly se…
Well-meaning family and formal caregivers sometimes start to "overdo" for persons living with dementia. "I don't want her to get hurt" or "I don't want him to feel embarrassed" or "It is just so much easier if I do (fill in …
Irritability is a problem that usually first appears in the mild stage of dementia. It can be subtle at first. The person living with dementia does not want to go to social events. Or, he or she wants to leave right in the m…
Dementia-centric communication is the ability to interact with people who have dementia in a respectful and meaningful way. I hear, over and over again, “I don’t know what to say to a person with dementia.” “What if I do som…
The title of this episode says it all. There are so many scammers selling supplements and other garbage that will not cure dementia, but desperate caregivers are easy prey. Learn about reversible causes of memory problems, i…
Pee and poop accidents, also known as urinary and fecal incontinence, suck for both the dementia caregiver and the person living with dementia. Join Dr. Rita Jablonski and learn easy life hacks to prevent pee and poop accide…
In today's podcast, I help a listener whose mother-in-law keeps urinating in the laundry room trashcan. Do you have a question or problem that you would like me to answer? Contact me at info@makedementiayourbitch.com . I wou…
People living with dementia can have trouble doing simple things like controlling their bowel movements. In this episode, I discuss how procedural memories and apraxia can cause accidents. I also explain how to prevent accid…
People with dementia (Alzheimer's, Lewy Body, vascular, FTD) may refuse care or ask to "go home." Learn how to enter the reality of a person living with dementia. This technique is just one of several strategies that you can…
