The Dawn of Dementia Care | Judy Cornish

The Dawn of Dementia Care | Judy Cornish | TEDxSpokane

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6 жыл бұрын

The medical-model of dementia care in our culture today is largely built on a model of “fix the patient”, yet we know there is no “fix” for dementia. What if we re-thought our model? What if we focused on what dementia patients can do, instead of what they cannot? This new approach might just change everything about our views on dementia.
Judy Cornish is an elder law attorney, author, and the founder of the Dementia & Alzheimer’s Wellbeing Network (DAWN). I spend most of my time running DAWN and my dementia care business, Palouse Dementia Care, and teaching families and dementia caregivers how to use the tools of the DAWN Method. I am passionate about recognizing the skills we can still use even with dementia, and teaching people how we can support the dignity and autonomy of those who are living with dementia. My talk will be about three simple skills retained in dementia and how we can live fulfilled lives through recognizing the pattern. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@rexandbethburns128 6 жыл бұрын

Having a sense of well-being and feeling secure, such central components to a pleasant existence. A great gift to give our elders (indeed our loved ones at every age)! Thank you Judy for a new approach to the growing challenge of Dementia and Alzheimer's: the DAWN method.

@plantefitch 3 жыл бұрын

Wise. Helpful. Leading with Kindness, empathy, love, not fear or denial. Thank you for educating us all. Care partners.

@terriking1584 2 жыл бұрын

I am amazed! You have introduced new “life” to a stagnant world. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for laying the groundwork for such a simple program. I think it parallels in saving lives similar to the infamous 12 step approach in providing quality of life to alcoholics and the friends and family who love them. I salute you!

@danielmh873 6 жыл бұрын

I resonated most with the idea of needing to ask how people with dementia experience their lives, how do they see their new worlds and how are they affected by it. What was especially poignant for me is thinking about those individuals who know something is changing in their brains but they have no control over how their brains are changing. It is scary to recognize that things will never be the same again. I appreciate the hopeful outlook you champion when you educate about how to help people with dementia live full lives.

@victorialee37 6 жыл бұрын

Well done, Judy! I applaud your continued efforts to educate people caring for someone with dementia on a better and more loving way to travel this difficult journey.

@debbydodds9921 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, for talking about why we should care about dementia. I think change is coming more rapidly than we may expect. It will come through a deeper understanding of positive non-pharmacological approaches to managing moods, through more self-directed dementia care, through destigmatizing dementia, through digital technologies, and through industries and carer supports that will help people age in place in dementia-friendly communities. Excellent talk!

@cynthiajakin5 6 жыл бұрын

Great introduction to the ideas behind the DAWN Method, I encourage you all to grab The Dementia Handbook by Judy. Very practical techniques that are simple to put in to action. Thanks Judy!

@sharonbowland7437 6 жыл бұрын

Judy, you are asking us to take a different perspective from "what's going wrong" or "what's getting lost." You are asking the question, "what is working?" How can we do more of that? You are recognizing that those with dementia still have capacities and feelings. What I am reading in the research literature concurs with focusing on maintaining a sense of well-being. My family member with frontotemporal lobe dementia grew in her capacity to play the piano as her executive functioning declined. Thanks for your work asking us to focus our efforts on maintaining a familiar environment, breaking down the tasks to one step at a time, and maintaining a positive attitude. It's still hard work but the results are fewer moments of angst for everyone involved.

@thedawnmethodofdementiacar2209 6 жыл бұрын

To me, spending time with someone who is experiencing dementia is license to have fun -- that's how to do more. Focus on what you can see, hear, taste, smell, and feel -- in the present, together. That's where the well-being lies for both of you, because that's where someone living intuitively can excel. But it's something most of us adults have forgotten how to do after decades of living in a busy technological world. So, when I'm with someone who has dementia, I take care of deciding what to do, what we need, how to get there -- all the factual stuff (rational thought) -- and then we prepare together and experience something beautiful, together. Beauty is everywhere. If you need to get groceries, stop and look at pineapples, or gouda cheese. Closeup they are beautiful. It takes rational thought to go find them, but only intuitive thought to enjoy them. Take a scenic drive with hot chocolates in hand -- beauty to see, smell, and taste. Share headphones. Music is beautiful and uplifting. I've seen people get better at playing piano too! And at photography, or painting. We start out by listening to those stories they tell over and over -- to memorize their memories -- then we become their storytellers when they no longer can, telling them their happy memories like bedtime stories. Even when someone is no longer verbal, you can bring beauty to them, and show it to them.