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Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. Few care providers are trained to meet the challenges of dementia, however -- and that is where A Loving Approach to Dementia Care can help. The book offers practical, compassionate advice on overcoming caregiving obstacles and maintaining meaningful relationships with loved ones who have dementia and memory loss.Laura Wayman's program of care emphasizes communication, affirmative response, and empowerment -- transforming the caregiving process from a burden into a fulfilling journey. Her true stories of caregiving illustrate the principles of this loving approach, giving readers essential tools for connecting with people who have dementia. A practitioner whose strategies have seen great success in thousands of individual homes and facilities across the country, Wayman explains that denying dementia symptoms can make a hard situation worse and shows how understanding the limits and possibilities of the person who has dementia can make all the difference in the world.
About the Author
Laura Wayman is an accomplished keynote speaker, author, trainer, and a dedicated Gerontologist.(A.A. degree in Gerontology, Social Services Designee Certification) She has presented keynote speeches, workshops, in-services, classes, trainings and seminars up and down the west coast on the significant subject of Dementia Care. Her audiences have often given her the highest evaluations, singing her praises months and even years after her compassionate presentations. Each presentation is a representation of how much Ms. Wayman enjoys her work, she is confident with every opportunity that she is "living her vision" of changing the caregiving focus, one person, one family, one organization at a time. Ms. Wayman grabs her audiences' full attention in the first few minutes, and holds it throughout, with interesting stories, humor and relevant details that support and reinforce the message being delivered. Her material will provide the opportunity for audience members to feel a full range of emotion, from tears to laughter, and comfortably relate to sometimes serious and disturbing information, leaving with a new sense of confidence, purpose and direction. Ms. Wayman is an in-demand expert consultant and author delivering deep expertise in dementia communication and care for family and professional caregivers. To learn more about Ms. Wayman, visit www.laurawayman.comListen to The Dementia Whisperer on Transitional Grief: http://hopehealinghelp.com/multimedia-archive/transitional-grief/Check out The Dementia Whisperer's new Radio Show at BlogTalkRadio.com - search and follow "The Dementia Whisperer"
