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Online Dementia Journal

Watch This Brain ChangeThe Power of Coaching in the Momentby Teepa Snow MS, OTR/L, FAOTA In August of this year, I hadanother opportunity to spendtime in Evansville, Indiana.For the fifth time, I workedwith the amazing team atThe University of SouthernIndiana to provide a pre-conference workshoprelated to dementia and care for providersthroughout the region. This year we did somethingdifferent, something special, and something thatmany attending found amazing andunforgettable! Olivia Nolan and her mom, Beth, our Lead forResearch and PAC Speaker extraordinaire, drovedown from Grand Rapids, Michigan to take part ina mini stage production of a family learning tocope with dementia. Our script was written byCharleen Phelps, our Canadian Mentor, Trainer,Coach, Consultant, and creative source of theNapa GEMS Stage Show.

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October 2018

In This IssueIn This IssueWatch This Brain Change

Do You Want to Take a Shower?

Research Corner

Animal Assisted Therapy and Ambers

Early Birds... Grab Your Seat Now!

Maddie Never Stops Moving

Interview with a PAC Trainer

Care Partner Journaling

Words of Encouragement

Webinars NowAvailable

On-demand

Coping withAmber Distress

Teepa's Tips: The Value of Coaching

Lauren with a Side of Lewy The Possibilities Are Endlessby Lauren U, PAC Core Team

After nine weeks, and withthree fractures, finally I am ableto get out of bed. It has been along stretch of time, and I amhealing. Thank you for all ofyour kind wishes. It is still noteasy, and it is not fun. But goshdarn it, it is possible! What else is possible?Kindness is possible.Humor is possible.Dignity is possible.Friendship is possible.Love is possible.Acceptance is possible.Compassion is possible....

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When someone is living in themoment and driven by sensory needsw h i l e being victim to sensoryintolerance, life is a challenge, havingrelationships are hard, and gettinganything done can seem impossible.This session will help build skills infiguring out what is driving thebehavior of the moment and offeralternatives that have potential to flipa switch.

Creating Pleasure withAmbers

Finding the just right experiencesand having options and alternativesavailable at all times takes a lot outof care supporters. This session willhelp develop a tool chest and activitybox collection to have on hand. Youwill have to bring your curiosity andflexibility!

Other Dementias:Posterior CorticalAtrophy, Alcohol

Induced Dementia, etc.

And now for the dementias we havenot talked about yet. In this sessionwe will discuss some other forms ofatypical dementias. We will try tosort through symptoms, challenges,and supportive care strategies orprograms that might be helpful orconsidered.

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Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

Do You Want to Take aShower?Finding better ways to get things started withpersonal care and cleanlinessby Amanda Snow Bulgarelli,

PAC COO and Mentor

Dementia and Bathing Have you ever experienced something like thiswhen you were just trying to help?

October 19th, 2018

Reframing Dementia:Inclusive Communities

Bloomington, IN

October 25, 2018PAC Coach Certification

Penetanguishene, ON

November 1, 2018 PAC Trainer Certification

Phoenix, AZ

November 6, 2018Educational Day

Ann Arbor, MI

November, 7, 2018Educational Day

Avon, OH

November 13, 2018Educational Day

Midland, MI

November 14, 2018Educational Day Grand Ledge, MI

November 15, 2018 Educational Day

Ann Arbor, MI

November 16, 2018PAC Champion Course

Southfield, MI

November 18, 2018 Educational Day

East Hills, NY

November 20, 2018PAC Coach Certification

Stratford, ON

November 27, 2018 Educational Day

Waterville, OH

November 29, 2018PAC Trainer Certification

Naples, FL

November 30, 2018 Educational Day

Lexington, KY

December 4, 2018Educational Day

Oakville, ON

December 5, 2018 Educational Day

Warren, MI

December 6, 2018PAC Trainer Certification

Let's take a step back and imagine the scene fromthe other side...

Imagine I have been hanging around yourhouse all day messing with your things,cleaning, and cooking.

You are sitting quietly in your living room,and I approach with a smile and yourname.

I look vaguely familiar and friendly, so yousmile back.

Then, though you must have missed someof the words, it seems that I'm asking youto take your clothes off and take a showerwith me.

How many of you would say "yes?"

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Dining with Ambersby Deirdre Thorton, PAC Mentor

What is your most significantmemory of sharing a meal withfamily, friends, or others? Whatwas the occasion? What was onthe menu? Were you at home, ina restaurant, or somewhereelse? It is likely that you have astrong memory for particularevents because the socialinteractions, culinary sensations, and atmospherestruck you at an emotional level. Sharing a meal, in most cultures, is important, notonly for nourishment, but also for socialengagement and celebration. When a person livingwith dementia (PLwD) experiences brain changesthat affect their participation in this important dailyactivity, adaptations can be considered to promotea meaningful experience that satisfies physical andemotional needs.

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They Did It to ThemselvesThe Psycho-Social Impact of Alcohol RelatedDementias

Chicago, IL

December 6, 2018Educational Day

Okemos, MI

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Online Dementia Journal.

by Kay Adams, LCSW,PAC Certified Consultant I am a medical socialworker, therapist, educator,and dementia specialist whohas been involved incounseling individuals andfamilies for over 25 years.I've been witness to both thebest and the worst of familydynamics in my practice,and some of the mostdifficult and heartbreakingcases I have worked withinvolve addictions and their impact on familymembers who suffer the collateral damage of theirloved one's dependency problems. In much thesame way that Teepa often says, "if one person isliving with dementia inside them, everyone aroundthem is living with dementia," the same holds truefor addiction.

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What's Happening in the World ofGrants with PAC?Research Cornerby Mary Scheller (USI) andBeth A. D. Nolan, Ph.D. (PAC)

In partnership with PAC, the University ofSouthern Indiana's Center for Healthy Aging andWellness has received a $789,800 grant from theIndiana State Department of Health (ISDH) to funddementia care training for nursing home staffmembers in Indiana. The project, Building aDementia-Competent Nursing Home Workforce, isa collaboration with Teepa Snow and hercompany, Positive Approach® to Care (PAC), toimprove the lives of people living with dementiaand transform the culture of dementia care.

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Animal Assisted Therapy and

Ask Teepa Anything - Live onYouTube

October 17 @ 7:00p ET

"I Want to Go Home!"November 12 @ 2:30p ET

The Importance of Staying

Connected While Moving OnThrough Life. - Socialization and

Holiday Tips.November 14 @ 7:00p ET

Personal Care (Bathing, Dressing)

for GEMS StatesNovember 19 @ 10:30a ET

Medications & Mealtime Concerns

and Options for GEMS StatesDecember 3 @ 10:30a ET

Ask Teepa Anything - Live on

FacebookDecember 5 @ 7:00p ET

Bathing Challenges - Exploring

OUR Role For a Person WhoCommunicates Disagreement orDistress with Actions More Than

WordsDecember 10 @ 3:30p ET

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RecognitionAnnouncement from

Teepa

Kate Swaffer, who leads DementiaAlliance International and lives with

young onset dementia, has beenrecognized by the Australian Financial

Review as one of the top 100influential women in Australia for her

advocacy and leadership work tochange dementia care culture. GO

Ambersby Pam Osbourne,Author, Animal Assisted Therapy Specialist

The Living GEMS®cognitive model focuseson the abilities of anindividual as brainchanges are experienced.The therapy dog can helpbring out that individual'sbest self while using avariety of techniques. This month, focusing onthe Amber GEMS state,connections made withAnimal Assisted Therapy (AAT) can yield anumber of therapeutic benefits. Addressing someof the characteristics of Ambers with a therapy dogmay have a calming effect. As with any personliving with dementia, the AAT team shouldapproach with calmness and caution. The visitshould always start with a calm greeting and anintroduction to both the human and the dog.

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Early Birds... Grab Your SeatNow!2019 Certification Course Deposits Now OpenbyAmanda Snow Bulgarelli,PAC COO and Mentor

PAC Early Bird Specials AreHere! Don't let these courses flyaway. Just a $250 non-refundable deposit will holdyour spot for any of our 2019courses and will earn you a $50discount on your course. Once

KATE!!!

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the full course registration opens up, you will be thefirst to register and will receive your discount codeat that time. If you are already certified, have agroup of four or more to attend any combination ofour courses, are a Senior Helpers franchise owner,or meet other requirements, you may be entitled toan even greater discount.

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Maddie Never Stops MovingMonthly Music Momentby Mary Sue Wilkinson,Founder, Singing Heart to Heart Maddie never stops moving. Shewalks down the narrow hallway,from one end of the memorycare home to the other.Occasionally she sits for a fewminutes. But while sitting, she isrocking, forward and back,forward and back. When yougreet Maddie she will smile.Today, Chris, the housekeeper, who is so full oflove, stops her in the hallway to give her a hug andhold her in her arms for a moment.

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Interview with a PAC TrainerKasie Wimmer

by Diane Slovin, PAC US Public Certifications

Program Director

I had the pleasure of connectingwith Kasie Wimmer recently.She is a Carlton UniversityInstructor at Carlton SeniorLiving. Read on to see what shehad to say about her recentexperience at the PAC TrainerCertification event that she attended earlier thisyear. There are still three opportunities to attend aTrainer Certification in 2018. Picture yourselfenjoying the warm weather in Phoenix, Arizona orNaples, Florida in November. Or how about gettingyour holiday shopping done in early December inChicago, Illinois?

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Teepa is an advocate for thoseliving with dementia and hasmade it her personal missiont o help families andprofessionals betterunderstand how it feels to beliving with dementia relatedchallenges and change. Hercompany, Positive Approach,LLC was founded in 2005 and

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Care Partner JournalingPapa's Changesby Linda L Osmundson, Author Experts tell care partners tojournal. I didn't, even though i'ma writer. My husband'sdiagnosis of PSP (ProgressiveSupranuclear Palsy), means hehas problems with musclecontrol, swallowing, cognition,memory, and balance. One dayas I reflected on what he likedto do in the past and how hisdecline prevents those activities in the present, Ilisted twelve ideas through the eyes of agranddaughter, his failure to accomplish favoriteactivities, and what she could do to stillcommunicate and interact with him. For example:

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Words of Encouragementby Anne Fargusson,

PAC Core Team

At 48 years old, I found myselfsitting nervously in the Universityof California San Francisconeurology department talkingwith a doctor. I was a registerednurse with a BS degree. Sixmonths earlier, I was workingand after three months I wasfired. I found a new opportunity,and was working again at a different facility, butafter three months I was fired again. I was in denialbut not for long because my worst dreams werecoming true.

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I'm Sorry...by Cheryl Buchholtz, PAC Mentor To my beautiful, compassionateaunt who was like a mother tous! You opened your home andyour heart to us for many yearsas we grew up. The last day ofschool, I would get ready for dadto drive us to Alliston to stay atyour place for the summerholidays. I couldn't wait to getthere to see what you had bought for me fromFuller Brush! We could, at that time, eat off of your floors theywere so clean. Buster was the luckiest dog inAlliston; he was so loved with cooked liver everynight. (I still remember that smell. Yuck!) He wasbrushed and vacuumed daily and even had his owncouch. I remember the birds singing while youcleaned their cage.

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The 5th Dementiaby Serene Meschel-Dillman, Director

Where does one find theinspiration for the subject of adocumentary?

For me, of all places, it was atmy annual mammogram withDr. Ross Goldberg. WhenDr. Goldberg and I weremaking the small talk that's necessary to getthrough the examination, he suggested that I havea look at a band made up of musicians andsingers, all of whom are living withneurodegenerative diseases.

I'm 55 years old and have had little exposure todiseases like Alzheimers and Parkinsons, so I wassomewhat apprehensive. Documentaryfilmmaking is always a labor of love. It is adiscipline that pays almost nothing, makes verylittle in the end, and requires years of passionatededication to see the project through. I would haveto be convinced that the story of these intrepidmusicians would be worth the time and effort.

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