Ask Teepa Snow Anything: Your Dementia Caregiving Questions Answered

In this live-streamed Q&A with Positive Approach to Care founder and dementia care expert Teepa Snow, she answered Being Patient readers’ questions in real-time.
Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, is an Occupational Therapist with over forty years of clinical and academic experience. Her experiences led her to the development of the GEMS® States of Brain Change and the Positive Approach® training strategies. Her company, Positive Approach to Care® (PAC), provides online and in-person education and products to support those living with brain change. She also founded the Snow Approach Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Hillsborough, North Carolina.
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[@peggymoran1609]

Teepa, thank you for sharing your knowledge. We love you, Peggy Moran

[@wherezwaldoz2380]

Thank you for having this discussion with Teepa--- such vital information - thank you both for what you contribute to bringing awareness and coming at it from a Positve Approach😁💫🙏🧠

[@Esther_Melgoza]

Thank you! Always such good information and time well spent listening and learning from you and your team, Teepa! ❤

[@Practical_Dementia_Care]

I was thankful to have a team with Mum. It was vital. No one had any advice from the medical field back then. I was the main caregiver, lived with Mum- my brother who lived 18 hours away took care of finances, my intown brother helped when I needed help to move her etc. And I had a dear friend that stayed to give me 4 hour breaks when needed. and I learned that Hospice gave 5 day respite in the wonderful hospice home. It was still hard but would have been impossible without our team and God's strength and wisdom. This has been a great episode to verify that I made pretty good decisions over 10 years ago when I had no idea what I was doing. Love listening to Teepa and recommend her often. Her knowledge is amazing. Thank you for having her as a guest.

[@LeeAnheuser]

Teepa just found your channel today!!!!!! I've already learned so much! Do you have a video on anything like taking the car keys away.... I'm having lots of issues.

[@janetpogue4970]

Teepa, this reminds me of clapping along with a baby. My little baby used to tilt his head to one side until we did too. This became a fav game ! 🎉

[@janetpogue4970]

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[@castleofcostamesa8291]

Thank you Teepa ❤❤❤❤

[@hollowichigo6483]

I am a cna med aide thank you for all your information

[@melaniegarland7213]

Hi teepa. My mother has always been a happy person. She is showing signs of dementia and (is undiagnosed,)and seems to be depressed alot. Her fun personality is quickly turning into a negative personality. We are not allowed to correct her in ANYTHING, If she says the sky is pink then we have to agree with her. I really want to try and turn her back into the laughing clown she once was. Even just to be happy again. Please give me some tips on how I can do this. I'm working during the day and come home to cook dinner. By the time I have to sit and do things with her, it's gone dark and her negativity or sleeping has set in.

[@irmapena9319]

Gracias so much :) awesom class

[@CarolBradley-d1r]

Dr has my husband on two meds for vascular dementia 2 years now what is result if we take him off these meds

[@llauren4173]

Hi Teepa first of all thank you for video, skills, guidance everything My question got resident have zimmer frame and hanging on stuffs tshirt, towel, etc... What is that mean? why does it, what gems category could be? Could i do something about it to stop to doing it?

[@yvonnepatience9290]

Dr teepa explain how to calm sundown ING dementia

[@michellebunning8729]

I have a new 66-year-old client who has zero communication skills (diagnosed with FTD approximately 7 years ago). She will not allow any of her home health care workers help her toilet or get cleaned up, not even her husband. I've tried all the techniques I've learned from you and others, but no luck. Any suggestions?. Thank you so much for all your videos, books, etc!

[@susanwessner3798]

How do you care for dental hygene?

[@aggroch1]

My 89 year old spouse is a retired Board Certified Internist who is active and capable but occasional getting lost and showing many other signs of dementia. I’m 85, and not having similar other than missing appointments and names! When I asked him if I could arrange for mental status evaluations for both of us so we can start medication if necessary, he adamantly denied he had these many such incidents and refused to get evaluated. What should I do?

[@shauncox407]

Say you're anxious about going and ask if he will go with you to support you and take the tests too to make you feel better. Pose it as him helping you and doing you a favor. People love to help

[@racheldemain1940]

Hi Teepa i have Mental Health issues and have a parent (Mum) with Alzheimers and i am NOT coping. My Sister gives me a hard time about how i am with Mum. HELP😢😢

[@lesleycallaghan8407]

Hi Teepa Snow can u plse explain to me the "symptoms" of HIV related dementia? Or is this video too old n u wont see this!!!