I had the pleasure of attending a Naomi Feil workshop on validation years ago.  The nuggets of wisdom I learned from her have served me well, and have given me that little extra insight into what an emotional elder really ...

Here is a great resource available on the web from Sunrise Senior Living.   In it you will find tips on what to expect, how to be a successful caregiver, how to use validation techniques, and how to find joy ...

  There are no absolutes in dementia care. The dementia landscape is too variable to treat everyone who travels it the same. There is no way we could devise a one-size-fits-all framework that gives providers and caregivers a standardized approach ...