Author: Jennifer Brush

Jennifer Brush, MA, CCC/SLP is an award-winning author and consultant. Jennifer serves on the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) Advisory Board for Montessori for Aging and Dementia and she is the only AMI Certified Trainer of Trainers for Montessori for Aging and Dementia in the US. She is also the Program Director, Montessori Education for Dementia, St. Nicholas Montessori College in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland. When not teaching she can be found hiking with her standard poodle and practicing her roundhouse kick at her local dojo. Look for Jennifer’s latest book, Montessori for Elder and Dementia Care, published by Heath Professions Press.
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    Noise Pollution

    ByJennifer Brush

    Individuals with dementia have difficulty filtering out irrelevant noise from the environment and focusing on relevant sounds pertinent to their communication partner. When noise bothers people with dementia it can cause them to become agitated and restless. Background noise hinders communication because it affects the ability of people with dementia to hear and focus on…

  • Welcome

    ByJennifer Brush

     Welcome and thank you for visiting our blog.  This is our first entry.  We hope that you will stop by here regularly to read our thoughts about dementia care and share your comments and ideas with us.  We enjoy connecting with families, health care professionals, and people who are experiencing life with dementia.  Kerry is…