Nela discusses why those living with dementia will sometimes stop doing activities that they always loved and how to adapt them so they can continue. Nela suggests other activities that can be done before explaining that she is taking a month off to finish writing a series of 3 childrens books, the first one titled "Harry's Grandma has dementia" a book explaining what is happening and what to do.

Nela talks about strategies to reduce anxiety, agitation and overwhelm and how a strong routine can help and what you can do to set this up. Nela talks about meditation and gives examples of her favorite meditations that are free to access and good to build into a daily routine. and finally Nela talks through a fantastic breathing technique that makes her feel fantastic.

Nela discusses the most frequently asked question: How do we prevent dementia, although there are no guarantees there are many things that might help reduce the risks of getting dementia, things like sleep, diet purposeful movement and others, Nea discus ideas on how to do this and cites some research that has been done.

Nela discusses things to do when the person living with dementia believes either their parents or their spouse is still alive. What dementia validation therapy is and how to use it.

Nela quotes from her book "I don't know who you are but I love you" available on Amazon. and gives tips and suggestions to help everyone.

Nela talks about the causes of falls, what happens when a fall occurs and some preventative measure to put in place and things to check regularly

Nela talks about what sundowning is and how it affects the person living with dementia as well as a few tips and suggestions about how to reduce the effects on the person living with dementia

Nela talks about how music can be a creative and engaging activity, how it can provide a calm environment and stimulate movement and much more.

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Nela talks about some easy ways to communicate with a person living with dementia so that important information that you need to tell them about gets heard and understood.

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Nela and Claire discuss meals times and some tips on how to make them a success

Nela and Claire continues their deep dive into the different types of dementia covering Lewy Body disease Frontotemporal Dementia some explanation of other diagnosis like Progressive Non-fluent aphasia that often goes along with a dementia diagnosis and Alcohol related dementia (Korsakoff's Syndrome)