S2E11: Creative Care, for the Elderly with Dementia

Did you know that worldwide, around 50 million people have dementia and there are nearly 10 million new cases every year? Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older adults worldwide. Not only it impacts the life of a person affected by dementia it can be overwhelming for the families especially their caregivers. 

Physical, emotional, and financial pressures can cause great stress and support is required from health, social, financial, and legal systems from governments and organisations. One such organisation is TimeSlips which provides support to caregivers and families of people suffering with cognitive challenges like dementia.

Today, we are very fortunate that we have Dr. Anne Basting, founder of TimeSlips. Dr. Anne is a leader in transforming aging and elder care. Also, she is the recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant.

Dr. Anne is the founder of the non-profit TimeSlips which implements her innovative approach to memory care. She is the author of three previous academic books and the new book "Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care."

She is also the Founding Director of UWM's Center on Age and Community. She was also featured in the PBS documentary The Penelope Project in 2011.

 

Topics:

What she means by creative care On creating positive experiences  Structure of adopting her new approach On building memory and creating new connections Storytelling in present moments How she came up with this approach How her approach is helping the community How our relationships are emotional How her work is helping her family as well Her tips to the listeners and what they need to do to make their caregiver journey easier How human being connects through storytelling How she came up with TimeSlips Free resources that people can use from their website Her action item to the listeners to bring the meaningful change in their caregiver role

Links:

Host’s email: [email protected] Sponsor’s Link - Right at Home: www.RightAtHomeCanada.com/Winnipeg All Things Senior’s Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllThingsSeniors Dr. Basting’s Website: www.TimeSlips.org Dr. Basting’s Email: [email protected] Dr. Basting’s Twitter: @TimeSlipsCreate Creative Care: A Revolutionary Approach to Dementia and Elder Care: https://amzn.to/3j2TVj2

Did you know segment:

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementia