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  Caregiving  & Training Articles
   
  The Ten absolutes of Dementia Care Giving

  

  Never argue, agree Never force, reinforce
  Never shame, distract Never lecture, reassure
  Never remember, reminisce Never "I told you", repeat
Never condescend, encourage or praise Never reason, divert
  Never say, "You can't, say "Do what you can do"
  Never command or demand, ask or model
     
 

Newsletter Training Articles:

 

 

Flu Shot Facts / Exercise Helps Memory Problems new!

 

 

Communication Guide for Visiting Dementia Patients new!

 

 

Dementia Functional Assessment Tool new!

 

 

Summer Activities & Dementia

 

 

Hot Weather Safety & Medication Overuse

 
 

Anosognosia & the Importance of Structured Activities

 
 

The Importance of Exercise

 
 

Laughter is the Best Medicine

 

 

Holiday Reflections - Keep the Joy

 
 

Finding Joy in Daily Life with Alzheimers

 
 

Ideas for Mealtime & Good Nourishment 

 
 

Activity & Alzheimers

 
 

Alzheimer's Assessment Global Deterioration Scale

 
 

Growing

 
 

How lifestyle effects Alzheimers

 
 

Tech News in Alzheimer's Research

 
 

Validation therapy

 
 

101 Things to Do with an Alzheimers Patient

 
 

Caregiver Bill of Rights

 
 

Caregiving Takes a Toll / Stroke Information

 
     

 
 

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