3 Things Dementia Care Gets Completely Backwards

If you've ever felt like every appointment, every follow-up, and every ounce of attention goes to your loved one with dementia while nobody ever asks how you're doing, you're not imagining it.

Dementia care as a system was built around the person with the diagnosis, not the person keeping them alive day after day. And it's not just that you get overlooked. Most of what we call dementia care is reactive, waiting for a crisis before it teaches you anything, and even the best behavior advice skips right over the grief you're carrying underneath it.

In this episode I break down the three ways dementia care gets it completely backwards, and what actually changes the moment we stop waiting for things to get worse. 

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⏱ CHAPTERS

0:00 - The 3 ways dementia care gets it backwards 

1:00 - Backwards #1: all the focus goes to your loved one, not you

2:20 - Backwards #2: the system waits for a crisis instead of preventing one 

4:44 - Backwards #3: behavior advice skips the grief underneath it

7:13 - What changes when we stop waiting

 

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Hi, I'm Dr. Natali Edmonds, a board-certified geropsychologist specializing in dementia care. Whether your loved one has Alzheimer's, frontotemporal, Lewy body, vascular, or mixed dementia, we believe that to create a dementia-friendly world, we must first create a caregiver-friendly world.

This content is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult with a healthcare provider for medical guidance.