Tips for Caregivers & Dementia Grief
Tips for Caregivers: Learn a few quick ideas that will help you through your caregiver journey. These ideas will help you with communication, expectations and how to support yourself. Dementia Grief: Learn why Dementia is a unique disease process that creates an unusual situation. The grief that results from the significant losses in dementia, is called dementia grief and it has unique aspects, properties, and process.
Presented May 12, 2022
Presented by Mindy Crouch, LICSW, LISW and Gayleen Bradley
Mindy Crouch, LICSW, LISW is the founder and owner of Pando Geriatric Counseling, P.C. They provide mental health counseling to Seniors to help with the aging journey and caregiver support. She is also the author of "Understanding Dementia: An Interactive Learn and Earn" book, helping explain dementia to children in a fun and hands on way.
Gayleen Bradley is the Administrator of Orchard Park Assisted Living in Lincoln. She has been working in the health care industry for 14 years in the Lincoln and Omaha areas, with experience in home care, IL/AL, skilled care and hospice settings. Gayleen is a Qualified Dementia Care Specialist through the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) as well as an Independent Dementia Consultant. She has earned several different certifications in dementia care and has shared her knowledge with many families and professional caregivers to help enhance the lives of those they take care of who are affected by dementia. She has volunteered her time and supports the Alzheimer's Association having serving as an advocate, educator, committee member and support group facilitator.
This session is part of the Education Series for the Family Caregiver, hosted by The Nebraska Caregiver Coalition.
