Preparing Dementia Patients To Cope

Maybe you can eat an apple, but you can’t remember how to cook beans on a stove. You can answer the phone, but you can’t remember how to dial 911. The needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia are subtle at first: It’s often years before the disease robs patients of their ability to speak coherently, eat, get dressed and use the bathroom. Dementia care provider Judy Cornish’s efforts to meet those needs – drawing on recent research on what works for Alzheimer’s patients and a method that emphasizes clients’ sense of well-being – are drawing fans on the Palouse. Cornish’s in-home care company, Dementia & Alzheimer’s Wellbeing Network, is based in Moscow/ Adrian Rogers , SR. More here. (SR photo by Tyler Tjomsland: Judy Cornish runs a business in Moscow, Idaho, that provides in-home dementia care)