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Creating Moments Of Joy DVD
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Creating Moments Of Joy DVD

Look beyond the challenges of Alzheimer's disease and focus on creating individual moments of joy. It's impossible to create a perfectly wonderful day, but you can capture smiles and create perfectly wonderful moments. Joy can come from a fond childhood memory, singing a favorite song, or sharing a simple pleasure. This video discusses and demonstrates experience-based ways to bring joy into the lives of people living with dementia every day. Author: Jolene Brackey

Topics include: Understanding the Person; Living Their Truth; "I Want to Go Home"; Stop Correcting Them; Your Mood Affects Their Mood; Blame it on Something Else; Remember Their Greatness; Quality Connections; Habits of a Lifetime; Development Level; Good Dementia Bad Dementia; Simple Pleasures; Treasure Boxes; Sundowning; "Honey", "Dearie"; and Moments of Discomfort.

Running time: 2 hrs 57 minutes

About Jolene Brackey

Jolene Brackey explains that the key to any person is figuring out their greatness. "Find out what they are good at, and compliment them," she says. By letting caregivers know a little about the person’s history allows them to help them remember who they are. Gestures as small as allowing a patient to keep their old worn out chair or ‘stinky softball glove’ comforts them. Playing cards with Alzheimer's patients is a way to trigger memories of the past. Even shuffling a deck of cards can bring an unexpected, but delightful smile on their face.

Brackey describes the mind of a person in the later stages of Alzheimer's like that of a child between the ages of 8 to 10 years old, and as the disease progresses, they function as a 4 to 6 year old, until eventually they lose cognitive skills. Though they may initially lose their short-term memory, they continue to remember many of their past experiences.

According to Brackey, many people label what is "appropriate" and "inappropriate" for patients, but those are very powerful words. "We leave them with nothing if we take away their stuff for safety," says Brackey. Give them their greatness back by creating a home away from home. Take pictures of their favorite place to sit and their bedroom, and recreate that atmosphere by bringing personal items to make their new room more familiar. Create "boxes of greatness" which should include things from their past.

Brackey began her career with Alzheimer's patients as an Activity Director. As her work progressed, she began jotting down ideas that offered positive help for patients. She attended conferences and set up three Alzheimer's units, and began presenting educational seminars. Brackey's devotion and passion to help others began empowering families and staff members through training takes her across the country speaking about life for caregivers and people with dementia.

Her talks and videos are a series of enlightening insights into Alzheimer’s disease and how to better communicate, empower and help people with the disease feel and become safer in their environments.

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5 of 5 Review August 16, 2019
Reviewer: Amy Keller from Bonne Terre, MO United States  
Love the Creating Moments of Joy video we use it for training purpose for our Home care company. The care givers say it's a great video and very helpful and heart touching.  Great service as well I ordered it and received it in 2 days.


 
 
5 of 5 5 Stars plus June 12, 2015
Reviewer: Karen Cott from Inyokern, CA United States  
I bought this book and couldn't put it down so decided to buy the DVDs for the board and care care where my mother lives so everyone could watch it.  This is a must-have for anyone who has a loved one with dementia.  I Immediately started using some of the suggestions and they do work.