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The DAWN Method provides training in DAWN, strength-based dementia care for families & professionals. It was created by Judy Cornish, author of Dementia With Dignity and The Dementia Handbook.
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For all of us, feeling that we have some control in our lives is vital to our wellbeing. Feeling out of control is a sure way to bring on negative behaviors—whether the person is a child, a healthy adult, or someone experiencing #dementia. buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers

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Being able to add to the conversation—and have what we say be appreciated—is companionship. If your companion is experiencing #dementia, make sure they can share favorite memories and stories. You may have heard it before, but they will always be telling you for the first time.

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Revolutionizing LTC Dementia Care Training: Introducing the DAWN Workshop! A 90-day subscription for empowering your care partners. [link] #DementiaCare #DAWNWorkshop #LTC #CaregiverTraining buff.ly/4icNg4t

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When an experience has been mostly positive but ends in a negative way, we tend to recall the experience as negative. When care partners make sure activities end on a happy note, their companions with #dementia will be able to move on to the next activity with a positive mood.

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The ability to track time and events—to pay attention—is one of the skills lost in #dementia. This is both disconcerting and frightening. Be kind: verbalize what has happened, is happening, and will happen next. Then I can feel a sense of control, too. #Alzheimers

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Tired of traditional dementia care methods that fall short? Discover The DAWN Method, backed by research, and transform how you support residents and families. buff.ly/4gYH0w8 #dementia #research

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Start down the path to less stress and happier days. Sign up today for eight, live, private sessions with a DAWN #Dementia #Coach and get the help you need. Learn more: #Alzheimers #DementiaCare buff.ly/3F56bQp

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#Dementia affects my memory and attention skills. Be kind: narrate what we've done, are doing, and are about to do. This helps me follow along so I can take part and enjoy myself too. Dignity lies in knowing what's going on. buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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Whether our companions are experiencing #dementia or not, we enjoy less conflict if we share information as teammates rather than superiors. Dementia affects our skills, not our intelligence or humanity. We are all equal. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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Filled with practical tools, this book empowers you to enhance the emotional environment for both you and your loved one with #dementia. We equip you with lasting skills to navigate dementia with confidence and compassion. https://buff.ly/3EUUCLI

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The greatest truth about working with #dementia is this: Dementia takes away our ability to leave the present, and our ability to shape the present, but not our ability to enjoy it. https://buff.ly/3EUOqU7 #mindfulness #alzheimers #dementiacare #caregiving #mindfulcaregiving

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Moving from one room to another—or one activity to another—makes it likely that people experiencing #dementia will become confused (we lose attention skills, too). Help by narrating what is happening as you get out of the car, enter buildings or rooms, or begin an activity.

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Failing to recognize family and friends is particularly embarrassing for those with #dementia. Instead of taking it personally, accept this natural result of memory loss and just kindly say your name and relationship whenever needed—so love and companionship can continue.

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"When I have the privilege of giving even glimpses of the DAWN Method to a family, it's as if they get to take a deep breath for the first time in a really long time." -Jill Couch, MS, OT/L Provide truly kind & strength-based #dementiaCare at home: https://buff.ly/4hLSZPe #Dementia #Alzheimers

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I have watched my friends with #dementia develop a sense of wellbeing when I help them in the following areas: feeling socially successful, exercising choice and autonomy, feeling valued and respected, and feeling that the future is secure. Strength-based care! #Alzheimers

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We can help our companions with #dementia learn to trust others to care for them. We do this by not testing their failing memory skills, partnering with them to accomplish tasks and solve problems, and by working with their version of reality with kindness and respect.

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The ultimate resource for dementia caregivers. Our HomeCare membership includes expert-led group coaching calls with Judy Cornish, a private community, and comprehensive, DAWN strength-based training. Learn More https://buff.ly/4b4b8oB

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We can accept our loved ones’ distorted memories and realities as part of their #dementia—as an indication that they are unable to use rational thought, even though we know that their assertions are not true, however mistaken. In doing so we are being kind and respectful.

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When we focus on the steps in a task or for finding something lost—and provide a cheerful narrative—we become companions on a mission together. There is comfort in following a process even if success is not probable. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #dementia #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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When care partners of people experiencing #dementia try to persuade them that their version of reality is incorrect, they're asking them to use lost skills. Behaviors follow. Be creative and kind, and companionship will result. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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It’s emotionally painful for our brains to have too little sensory or social stimulation. Get out and go. Life is lived best as a treasure hunt. https://buff.ly/3WMAyRS #dementia #mindfulness #mindfulcaregiving #alzheimers #dementiacare #caregiving #dementiasupport

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The #dementia care partner’s goal is to communicate "let’s solve this together" rather than "you should know how to do that" or "let me do that for you (because I can do it faster)." https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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This book provides tools and techniques that we can use when we spend time with people experiencing #dementia, which will dramatically improve the emotional environment for both parties in the care relationship. #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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As care partners, we need to join our companions in doing simple tasks without becoming upset or critical, or even seeming surprised, so that they learn it is safe to fail—and safe to rely on us for help. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #dementia #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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One of the most frustrating things about having #dementia is waking up one day and finding yourself unable to perform a task or use a skill that has been effortless since you were a child. Always be kind and compassionate. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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"When I have the privilege of giving even glimpses of the DAWN Method to a family, it's as if they get to take a deep breath for the first time in a really long time." -Jill Couch Become a DAWN Certified #Dementia Specialist: https://buff.ly/4gqSdFO #certification

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Care partner: don't put me on the spot—don't test my failing memory and recall. I will feel safer with #dementia if you chatter to share information with me instead of questioning me. We'll both experience less stress if I feel safe being forgetful and confused when I'm with you.

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Feeling safe with a care partner's requires their help in building trust in three key areas: I will need your help to feel safe even though I'm confused and forget things, need help with simple tasks, and see reality differently than you. Security brings peace. #dementia #Alzheimers

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We provide care partners with tools and techniques to meet the emotional needs in #dementia. When we recognize emotional distress as the primary problem and behaviors as mere result, behaviors become predictable and avoidable. The DAWN Method teaches strength-based #dementiaCare.

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Visit our DAWN guide to caring for someone with #dementia at home & get tips to make life less stressful for both of you. https://buff.ly/3EvGZCH #Alzheimers #DementiaCare #DementiaCareTips #DementiaCoach #DementiaRoadmap #DementiaCaregiver #DementiaSupport #theDAWNmethod

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One of the most unkind things we can do to people who have #dementia is to keep them waiting. Dementia takes away the ability to perceive the passage of time—a minute or an hour can both feel eternal. Try to be punctual. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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Dementia takes away abilities we've relied on all our lives and insecurity results. We can help our companions relearn safety despite confusion and to trust others for care. We can do this because #dementia doesn't take away the intuitive or the ability to learn thru experience.

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The path through #dementia is filled with unexpected challenges. Be proactive and lessen the stress. Get personalized advice from a dementia #coach who tailors the DAWN tools and techniques to fit you and your loved one’s unique needs. #coaching #Alzheimers #dementiacare https://buff.ly/4gCMZa1

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Having #dementia means experiencing increasing confusion and repeated failures. It means never feeling truly safe. The dementia care partner’s job is to overcome these negative emotions and help the person who's experiencing dementia regain a sense of security. #Alzheimers

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Creemos que las familias pueden brindar un excelente cuidado de la demencia en el hogar. Descubra cómo en el Manual para el cuidado de la demencia, ahora disponible en español.

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As #dementia care partners, when we share information without being directive or authoritative, companionship is maintained. Be a teammate, not the boss. Bring beauty, respect feelings, allow choice, and love laughter. You'll both benefit. #Alzheimers

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If your companion is walking the #dementia path, they will need your help learning that it's safe to be confused and safe to need help. If you begin by meeting security needs, wellbeing and companionship can continue. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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Feeling alone as a #dementiaCare provider? Not sure how to handle certain situations? Get ideas and advice from Judy Cornish. Join our HomeCare Membership. Group call this Thursday at 4:00pm Pacific. #class #coaching #alzheimers #familycaregiver #training #dementia https://buff.ly/3CXJyg6

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When doing a task together, narrate what you've done, are doing, and will do next. This helps the person experiencing #dementia because they are losing rational thought and memory—and need help to take part and follow along. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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Voicing relevant facts and verbalizing our rational thought processes is important for our friends with #dementia. When we consistently and happily supply information as it is needed, we find that our companions become more comfortable and relaxed. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3

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IN-PEACE, which provides #palliativecare integrated with state-of-the-art #dementia care to patients and their caregivers, cut in half the number of emergency department visits and hospitalizations of study participants. #Alzheimers #HPC #geriatrics

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"When I have the privilege of giving even glimpses of the DAWN Method to a family, it's as if they get to take a deep breath for the first time in a really long time." -Jill Couch, MS, OT/L. Learn more about becoming a DDCS: https://buff.ly/4gqSdFO #Alzheimers #DementiaCare #Dementia #Certification

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When care partners provide personalized sensory and social stimulation, they will see less restlessness and sundowning. Our brains need stimulation no less than our stomachs need food. We cannot relax otherwise. https://buff.ly/2KaYsT3 #dementia #Alzheimers #DementiaCare

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The care partner's nonverbal communication has the greatest impact on the mood of those experiencing #dementia, because #dementia takes away our ability to change our own moods. Teach yourself a to wear a smile for your default expression and you'll enhance your companion's mood.

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