April 20, 2022 |
Alzheimer's, Dementia Care, Therapeutic Recreation
How to Communicate with People with Dementia: Creativity Goes a Long Way
Dementia affects more than 5.8 million people in the United States, according to the CDC. It can be very mild or severe. But experts uniformly caution us not to infantilize or talk down to those with dementia when you wish to communicate. In this week’s Wall Street Journal, Dr. Anne Basting, author of Creative Care:…
