Lives of Meaning and Joy After Dementia Diagnosis
Experts emphasize that lives of meaning and joy are still possible after a dementia diagnosis.
The 4th annual Dementia Friendly Park Rapids summit featured a dynamic storyteller, a Remember Project play, and a panel discussion with people living with dementia. They shared how they found encouragement to live with dignity.
Key Principles for Empowerment
Michelle Daniel, CEO of the Eden Alternative, discussed her organization's 10 principles for living lives of meaning and empowerment after a dementia diagnosis. These principles include:
- Three antidotes: connection to combat loneliness, purpose to combat helplessness, and spontaneity and variety to combat boredom.
- The practice of "care partnering" instead of a caregiver being solely responsible for the person with dementia.
Their choices matter, they are still a person.
Author's summary: Experts share ways to live with dignity after dementia diagnosis.
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