Alzheimer's & Dementia Weekly: Care-Facilities

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Wednesday, January 18

Husband Builds Sixties Style Living Room for Wife with Alzheimer’s

EXTRA-CARE TIP VIDEO:

A room in a hospital ward that cares for Alzheimer’s patients was converted into a 1960’s style living room by a loving husband who wanted to comfort his wife.

Who's That Singing? Why, It's Margaret!

MUSIC VIDEO:

When Jamie Lee Morley first heard singing from care-resident Margaret Mackie (she has dementia), he automatically assumed the beautiful voice was from a nearby radio. Nobody at Northcare Suites Care Home could have imagined what would happen next.

Designing Rooms for Dementia

FREE BOOK:

Dementia design improves the independence of people with dementia. This online book is available at no charge. Learn dozens of clever design tips that can make a world of difference.

Dementia Village In-Depth

VIDEO:

CNN's Dr. Gupta travels to Hogewey, a small village in Europe for residents with severe dementia.

Successful Dementia Village on a Government Budget

NEW VIDEO:

How should governments help us spend the last years of life? In a sterile institution or in an easy-walking village with a supermarket, pub, theater and park? Journey to Hogeweyk for a glimpse at government-funded care based on freedom, meaning and social life.

For First Time in 35 Years, Pianist with Dementia Forms New Band

VIDEO:

A 93-year-old jazz pianist suffering from dementia and depression was given a new lease of life when his care home discovered his talent.

Why Visit When Memory is Gone

CARE VIDEO:

Dementia-Friends-Champion Natalie talks through the ‘bookcase analogy’. Understand the way dementia affects a person and why visits are so important to them.

ABUSE VIDEO + ARTICLE:

Over the past decade, nursing homes increasingly "dumped" residents on hospitals, refusing them permission to return. There were no consequences. In a landmark ruling, the State of California has begun to enforce orders to readmit vulnerable residents.

"I Want to Go Home" Dementia Tip

TEEPA VIDEO:

What do you do when someone with dementia insists on going home, again and again? Watch Teepa Snow do it with style, in yet another great care video.

Easy Upgrades Liven Up Dementia Home

DESIGN VIDEO:

See how Muskoka Shores is livening up their Dementia-home in 4 low-cost stages. Learn simple ways to turn a dull care home into a bright, dynamic, village-like place to live.

Butterfly Project Enlivens Dementia Care

INSPIRING VIDEO:

Watch this transformation of the Redstone dementia unit. Peel Region took a risk, with a plan to transform the Redstone long-term care home, hoping that residents - and staff - could find joy and a purpose. See the eye-opening success!

Town Square For a Day Helps Drive Dementia Away

UPLIFTING VIDEO:

See a new approach in the fight against Alzheimer’s. San Diego has an innovative care facility set up like a 1950s Town Square. Watch how it lifts people living with dementia.

USA Bans Nursing Home Arbitrators

PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA cannot easily protect themselves. Nursing homes have long dodged accountability for dementia patients by making new residents sign a "pre-dispute arbitration agreement". Thanks to Medicare and Medicaid, that tactic has finally come to a halt.