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		<title>A Dementia Prayer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engage the mind, touch the heart, feed the soul Taken from &#8220;People with Dementia and the Local Church&#8221; - by Malcolm Goldsmith &#8220;Lord, as we hold before you people with dementia We are confronted by mystery and sadness, by ambiguity and confusion. We pray for all who are engaged in research looking for ways to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=173&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dementia Roller Coaster</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dementia Advocate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the early to moderate stages of dementia, there may be times when you feel your loved one is improving. One day he may communicate much better than usual but the next day he can&#8217;t find his bathroom. Your hopes will be lifted momentarily, so allow yourself to enjoy those lucid moments.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=311&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Packing routine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dementia Advocate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For weeks, after sundown my mom would gather her shoes and place them in the car. Her reason &#8211; she was going home. I feel this was another one of those times when Mom didn&#8217;t recognize &#8220;home as home,&#8221; so she wanted to go back to the familiar. Never argue in these situations, for it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=660&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Nursing Homes and Quality Ratings</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dementia Advocate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t put much faith in the Quality Measures of a nursing home as listed on the Medicare.gov site. This is a quote from the site &#8211; &#8220;Nursing homes are rated overall and on health inspections, nursing home staffing and quality measures. More stars are better. *Note: The Quality Measure ratings are taken from data submitted by the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=710&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling powerless? You have an Advocate</title>
		<link>http://allthingsdementia.com/2011/07/28/feeling-powerless-you-have-an-advocate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In too many cases, families feel powerless once a loved one enters a long-term care facility.  In addition to the mound of paperwork to be completed, reassignment to a new physician, and establishing how care will be paid for, there is the conveying of food likes and dislikes, the reminders of health issues which need to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=165&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A&#8221; for Effort</title>
		<link>http://allthingsdementia.com/2011/06/27/a-for-effort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dementia Advocate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Always remember - People with dementia are doing the best they are capable of. Try to determine in what type of environment they do best, and provide that as often as possible.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=744&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ask for Junk Mail? Are You Crazy?!!!</title>
		<link>http://allthingsdementia.com/2011/06/21/ask-for-junk-mail-are-you-crazy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dementia Advocate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, not in this case. My friend said her mom likes to receive mail, so she subscribed to a few free catalogs for her. When they arrive, her mom is so happy because &#8220;she got mail!&#8221; More often than not, it&#8217;s the little things that mean the most. Thanks D.B. for this tip!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=720&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is it a Dog or a Cow or a Seal?</title>
		<link>http://allthingsdementia.com/2011/06/06/is-it-a-dog-or-a-cow-or-a-seal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dementia Advocate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    OR  A      OR  A We used to laugh when Mom would call our 90-pound canine buddy, Paco, a cow or a seal.       She really seemed to have lost a grip on reality when she couldn&#8217;t identify a dog, so we thought. Some time later, I recalled those moments and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=656&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Ten Tips for Communicating with an Alzheimer’s Patient&#8221; by Carole Larkin</title>
		<link>http://allthingsdementia.com/2011/06/05/ten-tips-for-communicating-with-an-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-patient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 01:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dementia Advocate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have previously written on communicating with dementia loved ones, but these tips by Carole Larkin at http://www.alzheimersreadingroom.com are really good and need to be shared. Do not argue with them. It gets you nowhere&#8230;&#8230; By Carole Larkin Alzheimer&#8217;s Reading Room Ever feel like your loved one is ignoring you or that you just weren’t getting through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=690&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Fear out of Visitation</title>
		<link>http://allthingsdementia.com/2011/05/27/taking-the-fear-out-of-visitation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 02:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dementia Advocate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you struggling with what to expect or what to say when visiting a friend and/or loved one with dementia? You aren&#8217;t alone. The following link will guide you to some great visitation tips. In addition to those in the linked article, I will add one more idea - Loved ones of dementia victims can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=allthingsdementia.com&amp;blog=11780855&amp;post=663&amp;subd=allthingsdementia&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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