Community Conversation – November 2024
Community Conversation: Navigating Early to Mid-Stage Dementia
Welcome to our Community Conversation: Navigating Early to Mid-Stage Dementia event! Join us online for an informative discussion on understanding and coping with dementia in its early to mid stages. Annie Jacobsen, MA, a dedicated elder care professional since 2004, will share valuable insights, practical tips, and answer your questions.
In this session, participants will learn about how the chemical and structural changes in the brain alter a person’s abilities and perceptions. This conversation will include: why attending to the amygdala – the brain’s fight or flight center – is so important; multiple strategies and tools to support effective communication with a person with dementia; approaches to assess and address the moment-to-moment changes in abilities and understanding. She will also offer self-care strategies for well partners, those caring for the person with dementia.
Learning Objectives:
1. How to effectively ask questions and approach someone with dementia about day to day activities so that they are less apt to be triggered.
2. How to be attentive to warning signs to reduce upsets by using the awareness escalation model.
3. Identify and learn to use specific strategies increasing opportunity for the person living with dementia to be successful with cued activities.
Type of BCPA CEs and Categories:
GENERAL: (2, 3, 4)
About The Speaker –
Annie Jacobsen, M.A.
Dementia Care Coach, Jacobsen Dementia Care Coaching
Annie Jacobsen, a dedicated elder care professional since 2004, specializes in memory care with a focus on creating meaningful connections between individuals with dementia and their families. Through Jacobsen Dementia Care Coaching, she draws on her extensive hands-on experience to provide families with practical strategies and personalized guidance, helping them optimize their time together and enhance quality of life for their loved ones.