Innovative Program for People with Advanced Dementia

Learn about the innovative Namaste Care program developed by Joyce Simard which is a loving approach to caring for people, especially those with advanced dementia. Find out how Williamsburg Landing the first community in the State of Virginia to use the Namaste Care Program is utilizing it to improve the lives of their residents and families. 

• Pattie Gaudio ADC/MC, CADDCT, CDP Dementia Services Educator
• pgaudio@williamsburglanding.com
• p: 757.585.7743 
• https://www.williamsburglanding.org/

Namaste Care Resources 

• The End-of-Life Namaste Care™ Program for people with Dementia book
• https://namastecare.com/

Link to Podcast

Chat Transcript

12:04:08     From Christina Green  to  Hosts and panelists : Christina Green, Inspirations Memory care

12:04:48     From Christina Green  to  Hosts and panelists : https://mailchi.mp/dementiabyday/inspirations

12:05:01     From Christina Green  to  Hosts and panelists : Inspired-joy.com

12:06:10     From Nicholas Porter : Thanks Steve and Pattie

12:06:28     From Nicholas Porter : Nick Porter from Assisting Hands Home Care. We are dedicated to putting the best interests of our clients first through education on how to age in place successfully.

https://assistinghandspotomac.com

nporter@assistinghands.com

12:07:05     From Christina Green : Christina Green Inspirations Memory care

12:07:19     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Christina Green to All Panelists 12:05 PM

Christina Green, Inspirations Memory care

https://mailchi.mp/dementiabyday/inspirations

Inspired-joy.com

12:07:48     From Deborah Sokobin  to  Hosts and panelists : Debbie Sokobin, Next Chapter Concierge

12:08:01     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Deborah Sokobin to All Panelists 12:07 PM

Debbie Sokobin, Next Chapter Concierge

12:08:58     From Marjorie Cotterman  to  Hosts and panelists : From Marjorie Cotterman, Inspirations Memory Care

12:09:02     From Christina Green : Really never heard of that !

12:09:14     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : From Marjorie Cotterman to All Panelists 12:08 PM

From Marjorie Cotterman, Inspirations Memory Care

12:10:27     From Christina Green : Are they on line ?

12:11:52     From Christina Green : Love it!

12:12:06     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : The University of Hull https://online.hull.ac.uk/courses/msc-dementia

12:12:13     From Marjorie Cotterman  to  Hosts and panelists : Thank you so very much for the info

12:12:37     From Christina Green : Yes! That would be awesome

12:12:39     From Betsy Kurtz : Many schools in the UK have Masters in Dementia! Waiting for America to catch up!

12:13:01     From Christina Green : Betzy- we need to start one!

12:13:02     From Suman Nayyar  to  Hosts and panelists : So nice to hear that

12:14:40     From Betsy Kurtz : I'm ready!!!

12:15:02     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : he Namaste Care Program https://namastecare.com/

12:16:14     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : The End-of-Life Namaste Care™ Program for people with Dementia book https://a.co/d/5uGRvhv

12:17:47     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Insight Memory Care Centers https://www.insightmcc.org/

12:28:32     From Christina Green : He is huge! I just want to cuddle!

12:28:51     From Christina Green : I can see all of my friends loving on them!

12:29:08     From Wendy Welsh  to  Hosts and panelists : Bunny! ?

12:31:49     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Another community that has implemented animals into their community is Inspirations - check them out too for folks in Maryland https://inspired-joy.com/

12:34:43     From Suman Nayyar  to  Hosts and panelists : Is it covered by LTC?

12:35:29     From Purushottam Sharma : @Pattie and @Steve - Thank you for introducing a new tangent to simple "Namaste" into such an impactful program inclined for Dementia Care Program

12:40:27     From Patty Hagen : WinterGrowth Adult Day Program and Assisted Living in Olney and Columbia Maryland. We utilize animals at our communities.  Thank you for having this wonderful program.

12:41:42     From Pamela Mills : THANK YOU!!!

12:47:46     From Martha Cooper : Can you describe how you respond to hospice and death of residents?

12:49:51     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : https://namastecare.com/

12:50:19     From Betsy Kurtz : I am working hard to get the VA to adopt this type of care.

12:51:03     From Sally Gehl : What a wonderful resource for our families at home. This can be helpful when they are training home health staff and other family members who share the caregiving responsibilities.

12:53:25     From Christina Green : Patty,  we can partner and do a webinar

12:53:58     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : At a Death Cafe people drink tea, eat cake and discuss death. Our aim is to increase awareness of death to help people make the most of their (finite) lives. https://deathcafe.com/

12:56:36     From Steve Gurney - ProAging Community : Williamsburg Landing’s Memory Support https://www.williamsburglanding.org/health-care-services/memory-care

12:57:46     From Christina Green : Thank you this was wonderful ! Inspirational!

12:57:59     From Betsy Kurtz : Thank you so very much!

12:58:49     From Kathy Beck : Thank you for one of the most informative webinars!!

12:59:05     From Marjorie Cotterman : Thank you so much for this wonderful webinar.  I have learned so much.  I am also a HUGE Kitwood fan

12:59:21     From Sally Gehl : Thank You!

12:59:38     From Elizabeth Singleton : Thank you, Pattie and Steve.  Looking forward to the upcoming sessions on this topic.  Marry Christmas!

13:00:00     From Marguerite Hughes  to  Hosts and panelists : Thank you, Pattie. Very interesting.