Changing the Culture Around Dementia Care

We were so excited to be up on stage with Teepa Snow at the Weidner Center on July 30th and are so proud to say we’re from Wisconsin - Where we live and work in a community filled with people who understand the importance of improving dementia care.

If you are looking for local support that is guided by a Positive Approach to Care, give us a call. We are excited to work with you!

Teepa Snow is a world-renowned dementia care expert, and the founder and CEO of Positive Approach to Care. She was interviewed by McKnights Long-Term Care News discussing how important it is to equip staff with the tools needed to create better interactions and outcomes.

"Traditional dementia care is based on a medical model, run by caregivers who look at what they can and need to do to care for someone. That approach, however, presents a challenge: not seeing people who are living with dementia as having an equal voice and role in their care. Something new- focused on people- is needed."

~Teepa Snow

Read the Full Article Here

Now Scheduling for Fall and Winter

Are you ready to dive in and learn more about positive approaches to dementia care?

Katie gives the Champion Courses a "two thumbs up!"

Terrell, Cook at Miravida Living in Oshkosh, is showing how strength is a retained skill. Audrey demonstrates how the hand-under-hand approach is a supportive and comfortable way to connect with people. Katie, Miravida's Staff Coordinator, gives us the thumbs up!

Champion Courses:

The Champion Courses are designed to guide care partners in developing an awareness about how brain changes impact people's everyday experiences and how our approach impacts this experience. In these workshops, we explore our role as a care partner in enhancing the quality of life for someone living with dementia. By building skills speciﬁcally to meet the needs of the person we are providing cares with, we enhance the experience for us and the person living with dementia.

Speaking Engagements:

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Are you looking for your next keynote speaker or for an interactive presentation? Reach out to us - Dementia Care Solutions travels nationwide!

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Resources:

Updates to Our Online Resources

We are adding more and more resources to our website to help support care partners find support online when they need it. Here are some updates we have recently made:

Gather Your Gear Worksheet Caring for someone with dementia takes a village. This worksheet provides some structure on how to explore and navigate different stages.

Community Presentations We added a new presentation based on feedback from what care partners are looking for support with: Understanding and Responding to Unmet Needs.

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Upcoming Events & Workshops

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SEP 3

Progression of Dementia

- Manitowoc -

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Our Aging Brain

- Suamico -

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Champion Course 1

- Green Bay -

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Progression of Dementia

- Green Bay -

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Balancing Risk and Independence

- Suamico -

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Champion Course 2

- Green Bay -

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Caregiving Conference

- Fond Du Lac -

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OCT 1

Language of Dementia

- Suamico -

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Champion Course 3

- Green Bay -

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Our Aging Brain

- Kimberly -

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Champion Course 4

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Progression of Dementia

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The Fish Approach

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Progression of Dementia

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The Language of Dementia

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Our Aging Brain: What is Typical? When to be Concerned?

What is normal and when should we be concerned? If thinking and memory problems arise, can it be something reversible? YES! Join us to find out more about the causes of these symptoms, what you can do to improve them, and how to know if it’s something more serious.

The Language of Dementia: And Finding Success

As care partners, we can find ourselves in communication snags with our loved one with dementia. Together we will untangle these challenging situations and explore new tools to help in your caregiving journey.

Progression of Dementia: What Skills Remain

Often the progression of dementia is measured in stages and focuses on lost skills, but this doesn’t give us the tools to provide care and support. The GEMS State Model will help you gain deeper insight into the experience of a person with brain changes and shift your support accordingly.

Balancing Risk & Independence

When should they stop driving? How do I keep them from leaving home unexpectedly? When do I need to look for a facility? These questions and

more are explored as we talk about maintaining independence and evaluating risk in the day to day for people living with dementia.

The Fish Approach

This workshop focuses on communication strategies that build trust, understanding, and improves relationships between care partners and people living with brain changes. We will explore the communication snags that get us stuck in the weeds and how to adjust our responses by "getting in the water."

Community Events

FLYER

Caregivers' Oasis

A Sound meditation for Respite

with Celestial Sound

This 90-minute class provides relief and respite to you as a caregiver while expanding your self-care toolbox and building community with others.

This class for caregivers focuses on RESPITE. With Brenda’s guidance you will set an intention, and then relax and restore to a 50-min sound meditation with the gong and other instruments. We conclude with time for reflection and sharing.

Thur, Aug 29 / 1:30-3PM GREEN BAY

Curative Connections

2900 Curry Lane, Green Bay, WI 54311

RSVP: (920) 593-3575

Wed, Sep 4 / 11AM-Noon GREEN BAY

Curative Connections West

1538 Western Ave,

Green Bay, WI 54303

RSVP: (920) 539-3575 by 8/30

Limited respite spots available.

Caregivers Q&A

Medication and Dementia with Jeff Kirchner of Streu's Pharmacy Bay Natural

Bring your questions and concerns and learn about info and resources for you and your loved one(s).

We'll discuss:

Pharmacist Medication Reviews at no cost
Aging: How the body changes and how it impacts the medication needs for our loved one(s)
Adherence: The importance of taking medication correctly and what may happen if we don't
CycleRx, Compliance packaging, and free delivery

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Find a Walk Near You

Walk to End Alz

Each Event Opens at 8:30am / Walk Begins at 10am

Green Bay - Sat, Sep 7th / The CityDeck

Manitowoc - Sat, Sep 7th / Two Rivers YMCA

Fox Cities - Sat, Sep 14th / Jewelers Mutual Group

Sheboygan- Sat, Sep 21st / Evergreen Park

Oshkosh - Sat, Sep 28th / Lakeshore Pavilion

Fond Du Lac - Sat, Oct 5th / Fond Du Lac High School

The Memory Cafe provides a fun, comfortable environment where people with memory loss, along with their caregiver can relax, engage, and enjoy the company of others on the same journey. Call Jessie at (920) 851-8340 with any questions.

Memory Cafe

Held at the Automobile Gallery

400 S Adams St. Green Bay, WI 54301

No RSVP necessary, we hope to see you there!

Sep 10th from 1-3

Antique Roadshow (Sponsored by Oak Park Place)

Oct 4 from 1-3

Held at Barkhausen for a festive fall craft

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Steering into the Skid

One-Act Dementia Play

Tues, Sep 24 / 12-1PM - VIRTUAL

In 12 short scenes, all taking place in Tim and Amanda's SUV, the audience comes to know this loving couple as they navigate the early progression of dementia. As months pass, the audience sees the subtle changes and adjustments the couple is forced to make on this journey together.

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