How to Work with Someone to Tell Their Story: Dealing with Dementia, Alzheimer’s, & Memory Loss

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How to work with someone to tell their story when they have dementia, Alzheimer’s or another kind of memory loss Sometimes it can be hard to have, what we consider to be, meaningful conversations with someone who is experiencing memory loss. It may even seem silly to you to help someone tell their story…

SRU service-learning program is a dream come true for nursing home residents | Slippery Rock University

A Vietnam War veteran finds healing by befriending a Vietnamese student. An eccentric woman discovers joy from her conversations about seeing her favorite professional wrestler. Legacy Project in Long-term Care Stories like the ones highlighted above are common things overhead and experienced in a Legacy Recorder Project. While many people associate “legacies” as being something…