Summary:
Caring for loved ones with dementia can be expensive, exhausting, and emotionally draining. And those afflicted with the condition can experience many frustrations as they struggle to continue in a world that doesn't recognize what is happening to them.The DAWN method of dementia care, developed by Judy Cornish, shifts our paradigm on how we view dementia and opens the door to more compassionate care, allows us to keep our loved ones with us longer, instead of in institutions. This alone can drastically reduce the cost of dementia care. If you are touched in any way by any form of dementia, the information in this episode could easily be a game-changer for you. this discussion is guaranteed to affect how you dementia and those suffering with it.

What You Will Learn About In This Episode:

Why the DAWN Method of dementia care is a paradigm shift opening up new possibilities.
How a person with dementia feels when interacting with the normal world

The difference between intuitive and rational thinking
The remembering self vs. the experiencing self

What qualities and aspects remain in a person with dementia
How to provide a taste of security, comfort, and purpose to those with dementia
How to partner and become a team-mate to a person with dementia
How to delay the inevitability of a nursing home for a loved one with dementia.

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As the founder of the Dementia & Alzheimer’s Wellbeing Network® (DAWN), Judy Cornish approaches dementia care with clear and empathetic methods that not only improve the lives of the individuals with dementia but also of those caring for them.

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