Richard Taylor's New DVD

I just watched Richard Taylor’s new DVD “Be With Me Today.”  The DVD is from his presentation to professionals at the Person-Centered Dementia Care Conference in Atlanta.

In the 51 minute video, he talks about what caregivers (family and professional) can do for people with dementia.

The most interesting part of the presentation is when Richard talks about how people with dementia process things differently than people who don’t.  That seems like a simple insight.  But when I think back to when my father was alive, I wonder if I just assumed he wanted what I would want.  Maybe I should have thought more carefully about what he needed in the last phone conversations and visits we had…

I recommend Richard’s DVD for anyone living with or caring for someone with memory loss.  You can order it through Have a Good Life.

Comments

[Danny George]

hey Mona, good insight to Richard's video. I think your right that dementia asks so much of us in terms of empathy. Am a big fan of Naomi Feil's Validation Therapy method, which encourages caregivers to validate the reality of persons w/ dementia rather than imposing their own sense of reality.