Tips for less stressful holidays for those with dementia

Tips for less stressful holidays for those with dementia

Tips for less stressful holidays for those with dementia

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Two of our experts have suggestions for ways to make holiday gatherings less stressful for you and loved ones who are living with dementia.

Shannon Braun, director of The ERS Center for Memory Support & Inclusion, sat down with Hannah McCarren, the memory support household coordinator at Marjorie P. Lee. They offered several ideas for what you can do before and during holiday gatherings to have enjoyable, less stressful times. They also offered tips for how to be more inclusive with them while enjoying old or new traditions.

You can watch more helpful video tips from Shannon and make it a great Mindful Monday.


For even more tips, visit http://theERScenter.org, and go to the blog area at the bottom of the page. 

Dementia is not a specific disease. Rather, it is a term used to describe a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in cognitive abilities, such as remembering, thinking, or reasoning, that is significant enough to impact an individual's daily functioning.

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Kristin Davenport

Kristin Davenport

Kristin Davenport is the Director of Communications for Episcopal Retirement Services (ERS). Kristin leads ERS’s efforts to share stories that delight and inspire through social media, online content, annual reports, magazines, newsletters, public re... Read More >

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