Dementia Resource Center eNewsletter

Dementia Dimensions

eNewsletter for At Home Caregivers

Color Your Loved One's "World" in March

March is National Color Therapy Month. The founder of this national observance, Eleyne-Mari, says “Change your colors…and you change your World!” It is well documented that using sensory stimulation (including color) with people with dementia can be therapeutic. If you want to build a sensory experience or an entire room for your loved one, this resource may help.

LEARN ABOUT sensory Rooms

High Cholesterol and Dementia

Is there a connection between high cholesterol and dementia? Researchers are interested in observing how cholesterol in the brain can tamper with brain cells. Not only are they looking at cholesterol and its possible connection to dementia, but specifically, the effectiveness of medications used to treat high cholesterol.

Experience for Caregiving Business

If you are a caregiver for a loved one with dementia, it is likely you have honed some marketable skills in the process. Turning those talents into profits may not have initially crossed your mind; however, caregiving support services can be a viable small business.

Learn How

Have a question? Ask Mimi

If you are caring for a person living with dementia at home, Mondays with Mimi is where you can have your questions answered. In her 20 years at St. John’s, Mimi DeVinney (our Dementia/Quality of Life Specialist) has heard dozens of questions about caring for people living with dementia. Go to the Ask Mimi page of St. John’s Online Dementia Resource Center every Monday, to see Mimi’s answers to submitted questions.

Ask a Question

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