Think Dementia

The Think Dementia Podcast

Learn how to Think Dementia and you can be part of the show

The Think Dementia Podcast is a short, helpful way to learn how to Think Dementia. Amy takes questions and breaks down what is happening in the brain and gives possible solutions and ideas on where to go from there- helping people in Minneapolis and Saint Paul and all over the world!

Does the person you are supporting with dementia do something different and you are wondering why?

Does someone you know show possible symptoms of dementia and you are wondering what to do?

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Season 1 Episode 1 Concerns about Grandma

Amy discusses what to do when someone's grandma has been showing signs of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Season 1 Episode 2 When Someone Doesn't Think They Have Dementia

Amy discusses how to handle situations in which the person living with dementia doesn't think they have dementia.

Season 1 Episode 3 How to Talk to Your Loved One About Moving

Amy discusses how to tackle the subject about moving to am Assisted Living or Memory Care with your loved one.

Season 1 Episode 4 My Mother Has Been Having Some Falls

Amy gives ideas on how to support someone who has been falling and some of the causes of falls for people living with dementia.

Season 1 Episode 5 Mom Wants To Leave Family Gatherings

Amy gives ideas on how to make family gatherings successful.

Season 1 Episode 6 Changes/Situations in End Stage Dementia

Amy helps prepare families for some of the challenges and situations you may face when someone is living with end stage dementia.

Season 1 Episode 7 How Can I Get My Husband Active Again

Amy gives some tips and tricks on how to help someone who won't get off the couch.

Season 1 Episode 8 How Has Your Perspective on Aging Changed

Amy talks about quality of life vs. quantity of life and conversations families should be having now.

Season 1 Episode 9 Part 1 Working Together with Your Memory Care Staff

A podcast version of the presentation Amy did at the University of Minnesota Caring for People with Memory Loss Conference. Amy discusses what to expect from a Memory Care in this first part of a three part series.

Season 1 Episode 10 Part 2 Working Together with Your Memory Care Staff

A podcast version of the presentation Amy did at the University of Minnesota Caring for People with Memory Loss Conference. Amy discusses hw your role changes as a care partners in the second part of a three part series.

Season 1 Episode 11 Part 3 Working Together with Your Memory Care Staff

A podcast version of the presentation Amy did at the University of Minnesota Caring for People with Memory Loss Conference. Amy discusses how to bring forth concerns in a Memory Care in this third part of a three part series.

Season 1 Episode 12 LBD vs ALZ

Amy discusses the differences between Lewy Body Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease in etiology and symptoms.

Season 1 Episode 13 Cameras and Other Technologies

Amy discusses the pros and cons of technology that might help your loved one.

Season 1 Bonus Episode More Technology

More ideas on how technology can assist someone living with dementia.

Season 1 Episode 14 Caregiver Burnout

What are the signs of caregiver burnout and what can you do to help yourself or a friend.

Season 1 Episode 15 Troubles with Eating

Someone's husband is not eating at the care facility and Amy helps us "Think Dementia" to discover what could be done to help.

Season 1 Episode 16 Why Was My Mom So Angry?

Amy discusses the reasons anger can show up, what you can do and how to not take it personally.

Season 1 Episode 17 Showers and Hygiene Part 1

The first of three episodes about Showering and Hygiene- Amy helps us to "Think Dementia" and recognize the changes that are happening in the brain that can make it challenging.

Season 1 Episode 18 Showers and Hygiene Part 2

Amy gives practical tips on how to convince someone to get in the shower or wash up.

Season 1 Episode 19 Showers and Hygiene Part 3

Amy shares her Turkish Bath experience in Istanbul and compares bathing while living with dementia to bathing in another country when you don’t know the language.

Season 1 Episode 20 Considering a Move? When is it the Right Time?

How do you know when it is a good time to make a move?

Season 1 Episode 21 Overnight Incontinence Troubleshooting

Amy gives a few practical tips to help everyone sleep better when a question comes in about overnight incontinence concerns.

Season 1 Episode 22 Repeating the Same Questions Over and Over

In this episode, two spouses report frustration with repetitive questions from their spouse living with dementia.

Season 1 Episode 23 Nothing Tastes Good To My Husband

In this episode Amy discusses changes in taste and smell that might help a spouse living with dementia find more enjoyment in food again.

Season 1 Episode 24 Calculating the Length of the Journey

Why do some people progress in their dementia faster than others?

Season 1 Episode 25 What if He Just Won't Move?

In this episode, Amy gives some ideas and advice to a daughter for a father who has said he will never live in an Assisted Living or Memory Care

Season 1 Episode 26 I Am Transgender & Grandma Does Not Recognize Me, What Should I

In this episode, a young transgender man wants ideas on how to best support his Grandma even if she does not recognize him as his true self.

Season 1 Episode 27 Bringing Up Concerns About Cognition

In this episode a listener asks about tips to start the conversation if you have concerns about someone having brain changes.

Season 1 Episode 28 Eating Pizza and Drinking Beer

A daughter has concerns about her Dad living with dementia eating fast food every night and drinking beer.

Season 1 Episode 29 Keeping Things at a Simmer

Grandma’s behavior symptoms are taking a toll on the whole family. Amy reviews Stress Busters to put in place and triggers to avoid to keep things at a simme

Season 1 Episode 30 Afterthoughts with Amy: Keeping Things at a Simmer

Amy shares further insights into how to change what you are doing to prevent someone living with dementia from getting too upset and boiling over.

Season 1 Episode 31 Possible Dementia Related Emergencies

When caregiving it can be easy to get wrapped up and not recognize when things have escalated and may be an emergency. Amy reviews some common possible dementia related emergencies and how to recognize them.

Season 1 Episode 32 Afterthoughts with Amy: Possible Dementia Related Emergencies

Amy shares further insights on different types of emergencies in this “afterthoughts” episode.

Season 1 Episode 33 The Power of a Dementia Support Group

Amy shares information about what happens in a support group, the benefits of a support group and some different types of support groups that can help you on the dementia journey.

Season 1 Episode 34 Afterthoughts with Amy: The Power of a Dementia Support Group

Amy shares further insights on how a support group can be a great help to care partners or a person living with dementia.

Season 1 Episode 35 Is It Just the Elderly That Get Dementia?

Amy discusses types of dementia related diseases that affect younger people and children.

Season 1 Episode36 The Joy of Talking About the Past

Someone asks why their mother-in-law living with dementia loves talking about the past anad reminiscing so much.

Season 1 Episode 37 Afterthoughts with Amy: The Joy of Talking About the Past

Amy shares further insights on what remains for those living with dementia and how to connect at the end of the disease.

Season 1 Episode 38 Can A Feeding Tube Improve Someone's Life?

A caregiver contemplates whether or not they should put in a feeding tube to assist their other with nutrition as the family disagrees on what to do.

Season 1 Episode 39 Taking Medications

Amy shares ideas, tips and tricks on how to assist someone living with dementia with taking medications.

Season 1 Episode 40 Boiling Over: Aggression and Anger

Amy discusses strategies like validation for challenging behavioral symptoms like aggression and anger.

Season 1 Episode 41 Afterthoughts with Amy: Boiling Over: Agression and Anger

Amy shares further insights on how to support a person living with dementia through challenging behavioral symptoms.

Season 1 Episode 42 Home Alone and Missing Meals and Medications

A person asks what they can do when someone is living home alone and forgetting medications and possible eating at times.

Season 1 Episode 43 Afterthoughts with Amy: Home Alone and Missing Medications and Meals

Amy shares information on what is happening at the end of the disease that might cause someone to not want to eat and therapies that can help decide what to do next.

Season 1 Episode 44: NEW FREE Medicare GUIDE Dementia Program

Amy shares information on what the new Medicare GUIDE program can do for people living with dementia and their care partners, what it covers and how to enroll. Amy announces that she will be a Care Navigator with Tembo Health to be involved with this program and how to sign up to work with Amy in MN.

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