LBD's Five Ps

This week, Pat Snyder, author of Treasures in the Darkness and LBD teacher, talks about LBD's Five Ps. Pat's primary mission is to make your dementia journey more gentle for everyone. In this one, Pat teaches us five ways to act to maintain a safer, more gentle environment. (Remember YOU can make choices. Your loved one can't--they must simply react to the first urge they get.)

• Be positive
• Be proactive
• Be perceptive
• Be persistent
• Personify the disease

Enjoy this 8.5 minute video by clicking on the title: A More Gentle Dementia Caregiver Journey: The 5 P's.

Pat has already expanded on one of these parts: Personify the disease. That will be next week's video. I hope that eventually, she'll do a video on each of them.

For more information about Lewy body disorders, read our books:
A Caregivers’ Guide to Lewy Body Dementia
Managing Cognitive Issues in Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia
Responsive Dementia Care: Fewer Behaviors Fewer Drugs
Lewy Body Dementia: A Manual for Staff

Helen and James Whitworth are not doctors, lawyers or social workers. As informed caregivers, they share the information here for educational purposes only. It should never be used instead of a professional's advice.