Episode 26: Talking to people with dementia
Find out how validation, biography work and basal stimulation make communication with dementia patients easier. Guest in this podcast episode: care expert and life situation coach Jürgen Griesbeck.
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To the data protection settings "Conversations with a person suffering from dementia are challenging, as their cognitive abilities and language skills are often so severely impaired that misunderstandings, confusion and frustration can quickly arise on both sides.
Jürgen Griesbeck worked as a geriatric nurse for 20 years and accompanied his father with dementia in the last years of his life. In the podcast, the care expert explains how you can talk and stay in touch with people suffering from dementia with a lot of patience and empathy. He introduces three practical techniques - validation, biography work and basal stimulation - that can make communication easier and bring joy to the people you are talking to.
In this episode you will find out:
02:00 min: Changes and communication behavior in dementia
06:40 min: Changes in speech with dementia
09:39 min: Communication strategies
11:15 min: What does "validation " mean in communication with people suffering from dementia?
14:13 min: What does "biography work" mean?
18:25 min: How does "basal stimulation" work?
22:20 min: How can relatives and friends provide support?
26:18 min: What is the importance of non-verbal communication and manual work in dealing with people with dementia?
31:00 min: The role of memories and stories
35:47 min: Self-care for relatives
What is behind the disease dementia? How do I explain dementia to children? How does communication with people with dementia work? At the pme Academy, our experts on the subject of dementia offer interesting lectures and group coaching sessionswhere you can also get answers to your personal questions and exchange ideas with other relatives and carers.
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