How can you work with the reality someone with dementia is experiencing? Our Guest Rachael Wonderlin joins us to explain how the method she teaches can save distress and how we need to reframe dementia care to understand time from their eyes.
Charlie also delivers a very informative segment on how to avoid scammers.
In this Episode:
- 02:30 – Recipe: Tim Walz’s Turkey Trot Tater Tot Casserole
- 03:16 – What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself From Scammers
- 21:55 – Interview with Rachel Wonderlin on Embracing their Reality™ in Dementia Care
- 37:01 – Outro
Interview with Rachael Wonderlin: Embracing their Reality™ in Dementia Care
Rachael Wonderlin is an internationally-recognized dementia care expert and consultant. She has a Master’s in Gerontology and is the author of three published books with Johns Hopkins University Press. Rachael owns Dementia By Day, a dementia care consulting and education company.
Listen as Rachael gives several tips, and also tells us a bit about her work. You can watch a webinar here on the topic.
Related Episodes:
- S3E50: Caring for a Partner with Dementia
- S3E47: Frontotemporal Dementia Part 1 – What Is FTD?
- S2E1: Lewy Body Disease
- S1E48: Alzheimer’s Disease
- S1E34: Huntington’s Disease
- S1E16: Alzheimer Caregiving and Advocacy with Betsy Wurzel
How to Stay Scam-Savvy!
Charlie has a very important section where he talks about some of the most common frauds and scams today, especially those that prey on seniors. Be sure to listen so you can stay several steps ahead! See numerous links in the resources section below.
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Resources:
- Home – Dementia By Day – A different approach to dementia care – Rachael Wonderlin – Dementia By Day
- Rachael Wonderlin’s books:
- The Caregiver’s Guide to Memory Care and Dementia Communities (Available here: https://a.co/d/eACECmP)
- Creative Engagement: A Handbook of Activities for People with Dementia (Available Here: https://a.co/d/eps8KzK)
- When Someone You Know Is Living in a Dementia Care Community: Words to Say and Things to Do (A 36-Hour Day Book) (Available Here: https://a.co/d/fQWl7Qz)
- 3 Ways Seniors Can Stay Protected From Scams (ncoa.org)
- Where to report a scam:
- BBB Scam Tracker (Better Business Bureau®)
- FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Here’s What to Do After You’ve Experienced a Scam (aarp.org)
- 6 Tales of Real-Life Scams (aarp.org)
- Director Wray Public Service Announcement on Frauds and Scams (youtube.com)
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