Focus on the Positive…Communication Tips for Caregivers

dstricoff March 15th, 2010, 2:28 PM
Debbie Stricoff, Dir., Adult Day Care Services
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Instead of focusing on wellness and maximizing functioning, seniors sometimes focus on illness and loss of functioning. One of our Center’s main goals is to focus on what is feeling well, and using that to help people function as highly as possible. We strive to help seniors and their caregivers feel positive about their level of functioning, skills and talents.

In our program for people with memory impairment, it is very important to help them strengthen their skills and “exercise” their memory as much as possible. Over the years, we’ve observed that the…

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