Dementia / Alzheimers

First long-term Care Community in Argentina to Complete Montessori Training

ByJennifer Brush October 16, 2015

Congratulations to the staff at Fundacion Nuevo Hohar LeDor VaDor for enthusiastically completing their first Montessori for Dementia workshop. Approximately 35 staff members from a large Jewish home for the aged in Buenos Aires spent time in intense training with me in September. As I reflect on my time with the staff, I can’t help…

Jennifer Brush Featured in ASHA Leader Article about Helping People with Dementia Eat the Foods They Love

ByJennifer Brush October 14, 2015

Jennifer Brush was recently featured in an article from the October 2015 issue of ASHA Leader, published by the American Speech and Hearing Association. In the article, entitled “Stepping Up to the Plate,” Jennifer was interviewed about her person-centered approach to helping older adults with dementia find ways to enjoy the foods they love while…

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“You really love me, don’t you?”

ByJennifer Brush May 23, 2014

“You really love me, don’t you?” By Kerry Mills My weekly visits to the Convent are where I can usually count on having at least one of the highlights of my week. This Convent is where the retired sisters are living, and about eight months ago I started training the staff and creating a program…

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Paying Attention

ByJennifer Brush March 24, 2014

A person with Alzheimer’s disease or other related forms of dementia experiences changes in his or her ability to pay attention to things. Attention is the process of focusing on a specific stimulus for a particular length of time. • Selective attention is the ability to focus on a single stimulus or process at one…

First long-term Care Community in Argentina to Complete Montessori Training

Jennifer Brush Featured in ASHA Leader Article about Helping People with Dementia Eat the Foods They Love

“You really love me, don’t you?”

Paying Attention

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