Dementia Resilience with Jill Lorentz

October 19, 2021 – So you want to apply as a caregiver and think it will be an easy job. Not so fast my friends. Being a professional caregiver has a steep learning curve. You may think because you cared for a loved one you have this down. There are many things you need to learn and the most important is that each person is different, and they are people who lived their own lives, quite well...

October 12, 2021 – As a person moves through their journey with Alzheimer’s and other memory loss dementia, we need to re-evaluate their condition from time to time. This will help us to understand the cognitive impairment and loss of language, motor skills, reading, writing, spatial and other components of thought. Staying connected to this process will help you to recognize when the...

October 5, 2021 – Delusions and false accusations are probably one the hardest symptom to deal with when a loved one has cognitive impairment and memory loss. It is very hard to walk away and not take the accusations personally. We intellectually know that the disease is the one causing these issues, not the person. If they were well they would never think that you stole something from them...

September 28, 2021 – This is a much overdue conversation about how relationships change after a diagnosis, and why people with dementia diseases are sometimes inappropriate with their words and actions when it comes to intimacy and sexual relations. . How do we work with these troubling issues? It can be extremely disturbing so family and friends. My hope is that I can help explain what is g...

Sept 22, 2021 – It has been a long while since I talked about what I do for my clients and my history with Alzheimer’s and other dementia’s which have affected my family. I thought this might be a good time to share my story so you understand why I care so much about helping all of you!

September 21, 2021 – Week in and week out, my listeners rely on me to provide information and resources to assist them in their journeys. I realized recently that it has been a long while since I told you who I am and why I am interested in helping all of you! Listen today and learn more about my path and how I arrived at this place!

September 7, 2021 – Researching ways to prevent Alzheimer’s can take many paths, and one of them is what we discussed with University of Colorado Hospital researcher Dr. Brianne Bettcher. Bri is very focused on her studies involving people 60 or older who are not showing signs of cognitive impairment and memory loss, in hopes that she can find ways to learn what is keeping these people...

Sept. 7, 2021 – I had a riveting, breaking news conversation with one of the most celebrated researchers in the world. Dr. Huntington Potter is Professor of Neurology, Director of Alzheimer’s Disease Program at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, and is Director of the CU Alzheimer’s and Cognition Center at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center. Previously,...

August 24, 2021 – How do we move on when we have invested so much time and energy into the person we love and now they are suddenly gone? We will explore this and much more!

August 17, 2021 – Do people know when they are having the beginning of memory loss? Who figures it out 1st? This show is a continuation of a show a few weeks ago that received a huge response.  

August 10, 2021 – Letting go of the person we love who had some type of dementia, is the longest goodbye on the planet. We start the grieving process at the diagnosis and go through the 5 stages of grief while they have the disease journey. Rarely do outsiders understand. How do we manage this? Today I will give you as many answers as I can.

August 3, 2021 – I get many questions about physical and occupational therapy, as well other alternative options, and people wonder, how do we know if we are using the right one for our person with dementia? I believe we need to use measurable quantification to set goals that will help us meet meaningful successes as we go through these processes. I will walk you through this maze on this po...

How do we know the difference between natural aging memory issues and cognitive loss with a more serious issue of dementia? I will talk about this today and help you navigate the road as it comes to you. patience, compassion and understanding will help everyone along this journey. Getting angry, upset and anxious will help no one. I am here for you!  

Finding a good community to care for your loved one is anything but easy. Today I will walk you through all of the challenging decisions, and help you look for the best place to fit your person’s needs. How do you work with the staff? What will the separation be like? Are you breaking a promise? Let me help!

The show this week is about the ever changing scope of love, loss, intimacy that is waning, and the loss of meaningful conversation as dementia progresses. For some, keeping the love alive is easier than it is for others. This is a deep conversation on the ever changing world of cognitive and memory loss and how it affects our relationships, especially for spouses.

There are days when we feel like the universe is actively working against us. We cannot get help from professionals, families, and the disease itself is a bit of a nightmare. How do we manage when it all feels overwhelming? This is very real for so many of you and I understand. Let’s chat about this and have a real conversation!  

June 8, 2021 – How do we keep our emotions from exploding when the person we are caring for, who has a dementia of some type, has a delusion that you are stealing from them, judging them. It feels mean, personal and quite confusing and annoying. This show will navigate how to change, the paradigm and get to a place of being supportive and kind, learning to act and not react.

June 1, 2021, When working with a person with memory loss and cognitive impairment, they often exhibit a phenomenon of moving back in time, acting out days and times of old, as these are the only memories that are still functioning. They will remember jobs they had in their 20’s, when they had children, childhood thoughts of the home they grew up in. We cannot communicate with them if we are...

May 25, 2021 – I am feeling relieved that masks are going away and things feel back to normal a bit. Why? The pandemic just added on to what we were already struggling with like mood changes, achy joints, anxious people, confusion and sometimes despair. We don’t realize how disruptive days of rain or snow can be. It can be hard to stay above the fray when emotions jump around and once...

May 18, 2021 – Dementia issues can become severe when someone is up at night on and off. This is when falls can occur, scary visits to the mirror cause screams, everyone wakes up tired and cranky. What do we do? I am taking a fresh look at ways to address these issues and give you some techniques to try that you may not have thought of. Grab a pad and pen and something to drink, snuggle in a...

May 11, 2021 – Today my show is about the tough part of transitioning your loved one from your care to the memory unit that will eventually care for them. It is painful to say the least and scary as well. Do we feel like we let them down? Did we break a promise? Did the scope of care become more than we can handle? The answer to all of this is most likely YES. Covid restrictions has made all...

May 4, 2021 Today my show is all about helping the care partner’s and my #caregivernation with finding ways to ease your stress. What do we do to rid ourselves of anxiety, anger, and depression? How do we ask for help? Are you a martyr, thinking you must do it all so you can pat yourself on the back all the way to the funny farm for caregivers? How’s that working for you? I have many i...

April 27, 2021 – Today I am giving strategies and techniques for working with the difficult symptoms of FTD. I am breaking it down for you my #caregviernation. What to do to get them motivated, focusing on their abilities, cueing skills, managing emotions, and not losing your cool while doing all of this! We have a lot to work on and I will provide a lot of information and knowledge for you...