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Think Dementia
Think Dementia is education and support for care partners. Listeners can record a message and Amy House, C.D.P. will unpack your question on the podcast and help you start to think dementia. This results in better relationships and less stress for care partners.
Episodes
115 episodes
Should I Visit the Memory Care?
A listener has been told to stay away from the Memory Care for a few weeks after her husband moves in. Should she visit the Memory Care during the move? Amy shares her thoughts and experiences as a former Director of Memory Care tha...
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15:21
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Memory Care Concern: Why Is He Not Dressed?
A family member is disappointed that their loved one living in Memory Care isn’t completely dressed when they arrive. Amy gives you some ideas on what might be happening behind the scenes and how to Think Dementia with changes to someone’...
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Season 1
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Episode 111
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18:39
Considering Heart Surgery
What should you consider when thinking about heart surgery for a loved one living with dementia? How does heart surgery affect their cognition and will there be a decline after the surgery? Amy breaks down these questions and provid...
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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26:05
Games to Play This Winter
It's winter, the days are shorter, the sun goes down so early, what can you do to pass the time? Here are some games to consider that might meet your loved one where they are at and be fun for the whole family.Amy House, C.D.P. gui...
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Season 1
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Episode 109
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15:54
What Is Vascular Dementia?
Someone who finds Amy out on the street wants to know about vascular dementia and how to prevent this type of dementia for themself or a loved one.Amy House, C.D.P. guides care partners in understanding how dementia affects the brain. Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 108
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27:50
Does Medicare Cover Care?
Many people think that Medicare will provide the care someone living with dementia needs as they progress. Amy reviews what Medicare does and does not cover in this episode to help you plan. Amy House, C.D.P. guides care partn...
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Season 1
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Episode 107
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30:53
Re-Think Dementia: Norovirus (Archived episode from Jan. 2025)
Rethink Dementia episodes are re-released archived episodes for you to enjoy and listen again as you now know how to Think Dementia. Amy has been hearing about the stomach flu (norovirus) around the country- how does this spread to fast a...
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Season 1
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Episode 106
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24:43
Should I Get My Mom A Pet?
A listener’s mother living with dementia recently had a pet pass away. Should she get her a new one? Amy discusses the pros and cons of pet ownership as someone’s dementia advances and how there are other methods that might provide the sa...
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Season 1
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Episode 105
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22:24
Does A Head Injury Cause Dementia? (Falls, Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries)
Is there are risk for getting dementia after a head injury? Amy answers a question about how a head injury can increase the risk of dementia decades or years later. She reviews the differences between a concussion, mild, moderate an...
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Season 1
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Episode 104
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44:32
Caregiver Stress: Delegating to Others, and Caregiver Burnout
Caregiving can be very stressful and lonely, it can be hard to know where to begin in managing your stress. In this episode Amy gives you some ideas on what you could delegate to those that want to help as well as the feelings and sympto...
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Season 1
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Episode 103
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27:17
Caregiver Stress-Reducing the Stress When Getting Paid Help and Delegation
Caregiving can be very stressful and many people around you may not realize the challenges of a lengthy caregiving journey like Alzheimer's or other types of dementia. In this episode Amy discusses the barriers to letting someone else car...
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Season 1
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Episode 102
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29:39
Caregiver Stress: Why Is Caregiving So Challenging with Dementia?
Caregiving can be very stressful and many people around you may not realize the challenges of a lengthy caregiving journey like Alzheimer's or other types of dementia. In this episode Amy discusses why caregiving with dementia is so diffe...
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Season 1
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Episode 101
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36:15
Why Think Dementia?
Hear from Amy House, how she found her calling, her experiences over the years and how Think Dementia came to be. The podcast has just hit 10,000 downloads and this is the 100th episode so Amy shares what happens behind the scenes to get...
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Season 1
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Episode 100
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42:55
Avoiding Money Scams Part 2
Is your loved one living with dementia at risk for getting scammed? In Part 2 of this series Amy continues the conversation about the kinds of scams that are out there, ideas to protect your loved one’s finances and great information that...
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Season 1
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Episode 99
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20:14
Avoiding Money Scams Part 1
Is your loved one living with dementia at risk for getting scammed? In Part 1 of this series Amy tells you about some kinds of scams that are out there and how AARP can help. Amy House, C.D.P. guides care partners in understan...
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Season 1
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Episode 98
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18:33
Celebrating Caregivers Doing Great Things
Amy celebrates caregivers that have great ideas and share them to inspire you. Amy House, C.D.P. guides care partners in understanding how dementia affects the brain. This podcast has recorded questions from listeners. Each ep...
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Season 1
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Episode 97
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10:37
This Is The First I Am Hearing Of This
A family member contacts Amy to find out how they should approach decisions that have already been made, but forgotten, by their loved one living with dementia. They are having outbursts of anger and feeling excluded and the family wants ...
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Season 1
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Episode 96
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21:56
Vision Changes with Dementia
Did you know that dementia can affect someone's vision? Even if their eyes seem okay, someone living with dementia may experience vision changes that lead to confusion, isolation, and challenges with cares. Over a decade ago, Teepa ...
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Season 1
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Episode 95
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13:30
Break It Down
Amy talks about how to set someone living with dementia up for success who may be struggling with the ability to self-start.Amy House, C.D.P. guides care partners in understanding how dementia affects the brain. This podcast has recorded...
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Season 1
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Episode 94
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15:10
Confusion or Delusion? How could I respond?
Someone is having a delusion, or maybe it is confusion? How can a care partner “go with the flow” when something isn’t true or the person is traveling into the past? Amy gives you some simple tips on how to respond to these situatio...
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Season 1
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Episode 93
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15:35
Bathroom Cares Are Upsetting Us Both
Amy talks about why someone may be having some challenges with evening bathroom cares and some ideas to try. Amy also shares thoughts about how traumatic caregiving can be when your loved one is distressed or not themselves. It is h...
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Season 1
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Episode 92
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36:43
Is There More Dementia In The World Today?
A guest at a health fair asks Amy if there is more dementia in the world today compared to years ago and Amy has some fascinating information to share. Amy House, C.D.P. guides care partners in understanding how dementia affects the...
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Season 1
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Episode 91
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19:21
Memory Care Resident Is Taking Things and They Ask Family to Provide Oversight
Learn to Think Dementia and what is happening in a stage of the disease where someone likes to take objects even when they do not belong to them. A listener asks if a Memory Care can require the family to provide supervision during awake hours ...
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Season 1
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Episode 90
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56:53
How Can We Prevent Dementia?
Amy House provides information on types of dementia that are genetic, what the APOE4 carrier gene is about and what you can and cannot modify in your life that increases your risk for developing dementia. Amy House, C.D.P. guides ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 89
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35:03
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus- What Is It and What It The Prognosis?
Amy has a question about Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and a person's prognosis. This timely questions sheds light on a cause of dementia that can be reversible and has recently been in the headlines as Billy Joel, musician, releases tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 88
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24:17