Insights from Arthur’s

Today’s insight discusses how to get a loved one with dementia out of a chair, including actual techniques to help someone stand, and how to diffuse refusals.

Today’s insight discusses helping a loved one with dementia eat — how to keep your loved-one feeling in control, even in the later stages of dementia.

Today’s insight discusses what happens to a loved one with dementia’s brain and gives a couple of visual examples to lessen your frustration with your loved one.

Today’s insight discusses how failure isn’t bad. Mistakes are great learning opportunities. Learn from a couple of mine.

Today’s insight discusses helping your loved one shower. Let go of all your pre-conceived “rules” and use there techniques to improve success.

Today’s insight discusses meaningful activities for your loved ones with dementia. Get past the need to entertain. Do something relevant.

Today’s insight discusses what to do when mom won’t change her clothes. Be aware of your expression and your tone when addressing changing clothes.

Today’s insight discusses the differences between substitution and subtraction. Strategies to get an object away from a loved one with dementia.

Today’s insight discusses setting your loved one up to succeed. Remembering is hard, yet family continually ask loved ones with dementia to recall events. “Do you remember?”