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08 Oct Never Lost: The Power of Relentless Love in Dementia Care

Posted at 12:29h in Blog by Dementia Together

"Everyone comes into the world looking for someone looking for them." –Curt Thompson, MD In her book, On Vanishing, Lynn Casteel Harper powerfully likens the pursuit of another to the Biblical parable Jesus shares about the widow who searches diligently to find her lost coin. Harper writes, “She lights...

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26 Aug Agree, Apologize, Align, Attract: The 4 A’s of Grief Support in Dementia

Posted at 13:24h in Blog by Dementia Together

Helen has been married to Frank for 63 years. They had no children, but they had a deep, steady love — the kind you could feel when you walked into the room. Two weeks ago, Frank died. Frank, knowing Helen lived with dementia, had planned for...

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08 Jul Dementia Untangled by Banner Health: Empathy-Driven Care: The SPECAL Method with Cyndy Luzinski

Posted at 09:26h in Blog by Dementia Together

Dementia Untangled, a podcast by Banner Health, is joined by Cyndy Luzinski, an advanced practice nurse and the executive director of Dementia Together, for an enlightening conversation about dementia care. Cyndy introduces us to the SPECAL Method, a groundbreaking approach to dementia care that focuses...

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18 Jun The Power of Humble Deferral™

Posted at 11:15h in Blog by Dementia Together

In our work at Dementia Together with families and professionals caring for people living with the disability of dementia, we discuss the importance of choosing to be kind instead of right. However, kindness in dementia care is not always enough if our goal is to...

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27 May Dementia Together joins the Alpena Senior Citizens Center’s Transforming Dementia Care Symposium

Posted at 14:17h in Blog by Dementia Together

Over 150 people gathered in Alpena, MI for the Transforming Dementia Care Symposium hosted by the Alpena Senior Citizens Center and what a powerful day it was! Dementia Together’s executive director and founder, Cyndy Luzinski, shared the "life-changing" SPECAL Method, proven to transform care for people living...

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04 Apr Dementia Together’s 2024 Annual Report

Posted at 19:33h in Blog by Dementia Together

Click here to read our 2024 Annual Report...

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15 Jan Dementia Together Care Partner Conversations: Love, Hope, and a Better Way

Posted at 09:41h in Blog by Cyndy Luzinski

“Positive people aren’t ignoring the darkness of this world.  They have dragged themselves painfully into the light and are choosing to share it with you.”    Donna Ashworth.   The greatest privilege of coming alongside those walking the dementia journey is bearing witness to the care partners who...

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10 Jan Dishing with Debbie: a chat with Cyndy Luzinski

Posted at 10:55h in Blog by Dementia Together

  Watch this video of #DishingwithDebbie where Cyndy, Dementia Together's executive director, joined Choice in Aging for a chat about creating lifelong well-being even when dementia becomes a part of our life journey. Click here to watch the full interview. ...

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24 Oct Discernment Leads to Humble Deferral

Posted at 15:58h in Blog by Cyndy Luzinski

I’ve had the profound privilege for the past 15 years of learning under the mentorship of Penny Garner, founder of The Contented Dementia Trust in England and the SPECAL® Method. (pronounced “speckle”). I’ve also studied many other person-centered care models over the years and ultimately...

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06 May Is It Deception or Discernment?

Posted at 06:18h in Blog by Cyndy Luzinski

In a recent Dementia Together SPECAL® workshop, a dedicated care partner and daughter mentioned a common term “therapeutic lying” as she struggled to justify following one of the SPECAL Three Golden Rules: Don’t contradict-Don’t argue with whatever facts from the past the person with dementia...

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