Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care, Author at Empowered Senior

6 Tips for Caregivers to Improve Communication in Dementia Care

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

Communication can be challenging. There are so many things that can get in the way of proper communication; people speak different languages, or maybe we speak the same language but some words mean one thing to one person and something very different to someone else. Read more...

3 Ways to Use Music to Prevent Challenging Situations

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

Music can be an essential tool when care partnering with those who are living with brain change. The parts of the brain that remember music and rhythm. Especially those songs connected with our youth, typically remain unchanged, even after other abilities no longer remain. Read more...

How and Where to Find Care Partner Support

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

Feeling supported and having the ability to spend time away from the primary care partner role should not be a luxury, but a requirement. Read more...

How to Respond to Unfounded Accusations When Dementia Is Involved

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

Have you ever been accused of lying or stealing, even though you were just looking to help? Unfortunately, this hurtful scenario can be fairly common in dementia care. As a person’s brain is changing, it can start to link facts and details in weird and unusual ways. This false-memory phenomenon can happen fairly early on, even when a person is only experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and not yet a true dementia. Read more...

How Caregivers Can Effectively Communicate in Dementia Care from Near or Far

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

It’s estimated that informal care partners like family and friends spend an average of five hours on care every day when they are supporting someone living with dementia. It’s essential that family and friends work to understand the newfound communication challenges that are often presented when dementia is in the picture. Read more...

3 Purposeful Activities to Engage People Living with Dementia

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

Engaging with a resident living with dementia can sometimes be difficult. Residents they can be restless, easily distracted, or even agitated. It’s therefore important to identify their needs when engaging with them, and adjust any activities to their capabilities. Read more...

3 Strategies for Creating Meaningful Moments in Dementia Care

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

Have you ever wondered how to create more meaningful moments for you to share with your person living with dementia? Read more...

Dementia Care: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

Have you ever seen the movie The Notebook? The storyline follows a couple’s love story from early years through older age when the wife is diagnosed with dementia, presenting with severe memory decline. Read more...

3 Considerations to Improve Life When Dementia Is Involved

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

Have you ever found yourself asking How did I get here? or What am I going to do now? Whether you are living with dementia yourself or caring for someone living with dementia, it can be easy to get lost in the moment and simply try to make it through. Read more...

Is Change Good or Bad?

By Teepa Snows Positive Approach to Care

One thing is for certain in this world: change. What do you think of when you see the word change? How does it make you feel? I think of new opportunities, and it makes me feel hopeful. Read more...