http://www .cvent.com/events/2017-se4a-conference-registration/event-summary-d815c7e859ec429981f829cd90907d79.aspx A Caregiver’s Guide to Wandering – A Family and Community Dementia Tool Presenters: Kurt Boerner, President, McGruff Safe Kids, Wayzata, MN Amy Craven, PT,MS,DPT. of C & V Senior Care Specialists, Inc. Education and planning are at the heart of this workshop. One of the many concerns of caregivers for someone with dementia is the fear of wandering. This session t

Today Ellie received a call at 9am. Assuming it is Charles, a friend she goes to the senior center with she answers the call. “Hi, do you know who this is?” The voice on the other end says. Ellie Responds “no.” “This is me your grandson, don’t you recognize my voice? Maybe not, I was in a car accident and broke my nose and I probably sound funny.” Ellie responds, “Grant?” “Yes it is, I went to a classmates funeral in New Jersey and got in a car accident and need some money. H

Teaching Now Living Ellie and her personal care assistant go to a local coffee shop twice a week for breakfast and coffee. Her assistant noticed she was always ordering a breakfast sandwich with bacon then taking the bacon off and saving it. Her daughters noticed miscellaneous containers in the fridge with bacon while doing their weekly cleaning. When they asked about the bacon Ellie ordered her daughters to leave it be. The next time her daughter brought over a salad for her

How Knowing the Life Story can benefit the Patient and the Caregiver Today I was asked why is it so important to know the Life Story of the person you are caring for with Alzheimer’s. There are several reasons it is important to know someone’s Life Story: 1) the person you are caring for lives increasingly in the past, 2) it’s a great way to connect with someone who can’t talk about the present, 3) you can plan care and activities based on what you really know about the perso