Good News Consulting Inc.

Please join Good News Consulting Inc. , Visiting Angels York, Hanover, & Lancaster PA, Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community, @Dementia Friendly York-Adams, Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, Bellomo & Associates, LLC, Minnich’s Pharmacy, MEMORIAL WHITE ROSE HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE, TroveStreet, AARP and Alzheimer's Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter for this COMPLIMENTARY educational session designed for family caregivers. Event Information: Making a Difference Thursday, June 20 from 8 AM - 1:30 PM Church of the Open Door - West York Campus Registration is required and can be done by calling 717-843-1504 or email at makingadifferenceindementia@gmail.com Hope to see you there!

In most dementia care communities, their residents do not have the opportunity to do simple “chores” like laundry, sweeping, taking out the trash, making your bed, setting the dinner table, watering the lawn and other similar tasks. This is because of two factors usually: 1. Either it’s faster for the staff to do it (convenience) ⏰ 2.) Or, they don’t think residents are capable (ignorance) 🤕 We see the efforts made every day by our team to incorporate and normalize the contribution of our residents to the upkeep of their own home. Think of all the benefits this provides from a dementia support perspective. We regularly see the heartwarming events of playing games with children, playing fetch with a dog, and hanging out with your friends in the salon. We coach and support families to learn more about dementia so their interactions with their loved ones are more successful. We work tirelessly to create informed and educated partners in our greater community so our residents have places they can go and continue to feel normal beyond the walls of Bella Groves. You may see and read these things and think “what’s the big deal?” Here’s the alternative we see in other facilities (yes, using that word specifically) that have a very institutionalized mindset. - Residents sitting in a TV room all day - inactivity and idleness - rushed housekeeping by staff - residents taken to/from meals - little to no interactions with children/pets - no time outside - staff talking about residents as if they can’t understand I visited another “memory care” place a few days ago. That’s exactly what I saw. One resident there told me, “we don’t do anything here. We sit here all day everyday.” But I’ll bet you they have a packed activity calendar in their tour packet. I bet their staff are given a head’s up when a sales appointment is about to happen. I bet their corporate offices say that “care is the MOST important thing we do.” I never utter those words on our team. The MOST important thing we will ever do is to SEE the people we serve as WHOLE people. One time, a guest who was visiting our place mistook one of our residents as a family member, “does your loved one live here?” Our resident said, “oh, no. I live here. Isn’t it lovely?” 😊 💜 > dementia [Bella Groves is in north San Antonio. Thank you for sharing our story!]

As I start the second year of the Later in Life Planning Show, here is what I hope people have gained from the first 52 episodes. Guests on the show have discussed cardiovascular disease, dementia, accidental falls, and other serious health issues that arise in later years of life. These can be incapacitating medical conditions. With incapacity will likely come big expenses for long-term care. How your life savings will be distributed when you're gone is important, but it's crucial to address incapacity planning and asset protection to ensure that there will be something to distribute. That's what Episode No. 53 is all about. As people start the new year, they may be assessing how things have been going and making goals for the future. For those who are updating their estate planning, this episode will provide the guideposts that lead to a complete plan. https://lnkd.in/ejyxsXhs

The passing of Naomi Feil on Dec. 24 leaves a phenomenal legacy to society and to people living with dementia and their care partners around the world. As the founder of the Validation Training Institute, she embodied person-centered care and had an incredible impact on the practice of dementia care with her groundbreaking Validation method. Naomi’s books and workshops (of which she led over 1,000 in the U.S. and 1,000 in Europe) spread her message: understand that there is a reason behind the behavior of disoriented older adults and use empathy to accompany them in their final stages of life. Linked Senior’s Validation World Congress events would not be possible without the work of Naomi and her daughter, Vicki de Klerk-Rubin. Today, there are 24 Validation training centers in 14 countries. Her books have been translated into Chinese, Croat, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Slovak, Spanish, and Swedish. In her very moving TEDx talk, delivered in Amsterdam in 2015, offers a glimpse into her genius: https://hubs.li/Q02dRV-N0